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# Meaza Ashenafi

Meaza Ashenafi (born 25 July 1964) is an Ethiopian lawyer. In November 2018, she was appointed by the Federal Parliamentary Assembly as President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia until her resignation on 17 January 2023.

## Quotes
### "From women’s rights activist to Supreme Court chief: meet Meaza Ashenafi" (2019)

    "From women’s rights activist to Supreme Court chief: meet Meaza Ashenafi", Christian Science Monitor, by Ryan Lenora Brown, May 20 2019, Retrieved 13 November 2023
* We had to improvise. We literally had to create the word. “Wesibawi tinkosa.”
** About sexual harassment
* You might not be happy with the decisions that I make in this position.
* I told them, if they want business as usual, I’m not the right person for this job.
* Leadership for me is having a vision and striving to achieve it. Women need to believe that they can do whatever they set themselves to do, despite the society’s pressure and people telling them otherwise. You can only have the power to be a change maker if you believe in yourself.
** https://africa.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2021/03/ten-african-women-leaders-we-admire Africa UN women ( March 19,2021).
# Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey

Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey (born 1 April 1988) is a Ghanaian poet, writer, literary critic. She is also an editorial advisor for The InfluencHER Project, an editorial program and global community seeking to empower and amplify female voices.

## Quotes

* No single person has monopoly over knowledge, hence it is in my own interest to keep an open mind. To learn from the newborn baby and also from the aged woman on her death bed; from the billionaire and also from the street hawker.
* I would be doing myself a great disservice if I do not do what I can to empower those who are less fortunate than I am; so that they can also have voices to share their bits of the knowledge pie
** Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey - Accra, Ghana, 19 April 2022
# Anita Asiimwe

Anita Asiimwe is a Rwandan Minister of State and a specialist in public health. Since October 2017, she has been the National Coordinator of the National Early Childhood Development Program.

## Quotes

* Time has come to redirect efforts into preparing women that are preparing to be mothers to feed better and prepare for healthier babies.
** Allafrica (8 DECEMBER 2020)
* We must focus on women before they become parents. In our plans, we must prepare early so that by the time she is pregnant and finally giving birth, she should be healthy. Then we will move on to when she is pregnant and ensure that she eats a balanced diet
** "govt-raises-concerns-about-stunted-newborns", The New Times (08 December 2020)
* We have to stand together to hold accountable and punish child abusers. We have to save the lives of these children because their lives are life of the family and the country in general in the future. The family and the community should be at the centre of combating the vice because the crime takes place in the community.
** "featured-world-vision-launches-child-protection-campaign-in-eastern-province", The New Times (16 April 2016)
* We can approach this from different angles but since there is already political will, we can go ahead and provide our communities with information on proper nutrition and emphasise to our communities that fully understand the long term advantages of giving both the mother and child proper nutrition,
** "rwanda-spends-rwf50bn-in-fight-against-childhood-stunting", The New Times (09 December 2020)
# Zoubida Assoul

Zoubida Assoul (born 15 May 1956) is an Algerian lawyer and politician. She is the current president/head of the Union for Change and Progress party and she is known for her role in advocating for democratic reforms and human rights in Algeria. Assoul has declared her intention to run for president in the 2024 presidential elections.

## Quotes

* Everyone knows that Zoubida Assoul respects the national flag which is part of the symbols of national sovereignty.
* It is a cabal led by individuals that I cannot identify because they speak under pseudonyms and fake profiles.
* I am deeply democratic, I respect people who do not share my ideas or my way of seeing things.
* But I will not allow anyone to touch my dignity, my honor, and my intellectual integrity. I do not allow anyone to insult or defame me, because freedom of expression does not mean insult and defamation.
* I have always said that the independence of justice is a process, it cannot be decreed by a decision, a speech or an injunction.
* For justice to be independent, we need to change a lot of things.
# Estella Atekwana

Estella Atekwana (née Estella Akweseh Nkwate; born 13 September 1961) is a geophysicist studying biogeophysics and tectonophysics. She is currently Dean of the College of Letters and Science at University of California, Davis. She previously served as Dean of the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment at the University of Delaware. She is also an adjunct professor at both the University of Waterloo and the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

## Quotes

* I encourage students to think of themselves first as scientists that are equipped with problem-solving skills.
** ESTELLA ATEKWANA, INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION (8 March 2018)
* We don’t know what the problems of tomorrow are going to be, but I’m convinced that analytical and problem-solving skills will be key to solving tomorrow’s grand challenges.
** What she thinks about the future
* I see myself as a scientist. When you think about the scientific method, whether your discipline is environmental science, marine science, geology, or something else… it doesn’t really matter.
** Her reply when asked what is the parallel between Marine sciences and Geology
* Students today want to have an impact in the world, to take science a step further and create usable solutions for society.
** Reason for her interest in expanding the impact of Earth sciences on students
* The geosciences are of growing importance to addressing societal concerns about climate change, natural resources, geohealth, ocean security, and food and water security, among other things.
** Her reply when asked why she is interested in expanding the impact of Earth sciences on society
* Today’s problems are complex and require a variety of viewpoints to innovate new solutions. Diversity can be seen in different ways: gender, race, disability, but also in discipline and thought process.
** Her explanation on how diversity is critical to achieve advances in science

## External links

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# Sheila Atim

Sheila Atim (born c. 1991) is a Ugandan-British actress, singer, composer, and playwright. She made her professional acting debut in 2013 at Shakespeare's Globe in The Lightning Child, a musical written by her acting teacher Ché Walker.

## Quotes

* I think there can be this perception that, people who have some kind of practice, whether it's meditation or spiritual practice or whatever, have got it all figured out, and there's a kind of righteousness about it.
* Progress doesn’t go in a straight line. Representation moves forward, then retreats. It’s a journey. I don’t know what the final destination looks like, or if there even is one. It’s just about pushing forward.
* Those excluding people of colour are robbing themselves – they just don’t realise it.
* Whatever choices you make in life, it’s OK – there’s more life, you know?
* You can’t get a complete history of anything in two hours – particularly the slave trade.
* Ultimately it’s a case of sink or swim, ‘I’ve always had that “sink-or-swim” thing about my own career too,At difficult moments, it’s like: “Okay, you’re not gonna sink so let’s figure something out.” Take a moment, have a whinge... and then get on with it.’
* I think that’s something that you have to keep learning and recalibrating and experiencing through life.
* Making a film with a 99% Black female cast is great, but if we are not allowed to explore what our hairstyles will look like or if we're not allowed to imbue the film and our characters in the story with details that are specific to our experience, then it doesn't mean anything.
* You don’t want to be a freedom fighter every time you enter a job.
* You know, always being positive, always wanting to try things, even if at first glance, it isn’t quite clear what the outcome is going to be.
* You can’t say Shakespeare has nothing to offer because he’s a white man.
# Ayesha Harruna Attah

Ayesha Harruna Attah (born December 1983) is a Ghanaian-born fiction writer. She lives in Senegal.

## Quotes

* My parents were my first major influences. They ran a literary magazine called Imagine, which had stories about Accra; articles on art, science, film, books; cartoons—which I especially loved. They were (and still are) my heroes. I discovered Toni Morrison when I was thirteen, and I was hooked. I devoured everything she wrote. I remember reading Paradise, and while its meaning completely evaded me then, I was left feeling like it was the most amazing book written and that one day I wanted to write a world full of strong female characters, just like Ms. Morrison had done.
** Daniel Musiitwa, "Interview with Ghanaian Author Ayesha Harruna Attah", Africa Book Club, 1 May 2015.
# Aya Nakamura

Aya Danioko (born 10 May 1995), known by her stage name Aya Nakamura, is a French pop singer. She was born in Bamako, Mali and emigrated to France with her family, growing up in Aulnay-sous-Bois.

## Quotes

* "zouk-love"
** Aya Nakamura tells her chaotic love stories over zouk-love melodies byStéphanie Binet, January 29, 2023, Retrieved 22/111/2023
* “Finally getting out of the camps was a great day. It felt so good to get out of the gates, and just know that you were going home…finally. Home wasn't where I left it though. Getting back, I was just shocked to see what had happened, our home being bought by a different family, different decorations in the windows; it was our house, but it wasn't anymore. It hurt not being able to return home, but moving into a new home helped me I believe. I think it helped me to bury the past a little, too, you know, move on from what had happened."
# Aisha Ayensu

Aisha Ayensu is a Ghanaian award-winning fashion designer who is known to have designed outfits and stage costumes for Beyonce, Genevieve Nnaji, Jackie Appiah and Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur. She is the founder and Creative Director of Christie Brown, a Ghanaian fashion house.

## Quotes

* Do you love it enough to want to plug through the hard times? Are you willing to persevere? What is the message you want to put across? Tell it the best way possible! Be patient, be grounded, know your craft – the success will come.
* I believed in this dream, I knew it was what we needed in this part at the time and I was really inspired to go ahead and pursue my dreams.
* We weren’t watered down, and looking at African design through a European prism was not the goal. It was about observing the diverse range of our work and the represented brands.
** Fashion Tribe Influencer, "A New African Fashion Narrative Is Being Created, And Designers Think It’s About Time", Nairobi Fashion Hub, July 22, 2022.
# Speciose Ayinkamiye

Speciose Ayinkamiye is a Rwandan Woman politician, currently a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the Parliament of Rwanda. Ayinkamiye represents the Western Province and she is from the Rubavu District.

## Quotes

* Our development strategy has so far mainly been focused on targeting SMEs even if they are riskier than any other type of customers. However, over the past few years, in collaboration with the World Council of Credit Unions, we have developed new methods for risk evaluation that enable the banks to estimate the repayment capacity of those SME through an exhaustive analysis of their accounts.
** Union des Banques Populaire's policy to recover, Winne (August 26, 2002)
* There was an issue of potential exporters who complained about lack of easy access to loans and the high interest rates charged by banks.
** concerns over the difficulties raised by potential exporters in accessing funds from several banking institutions, The New Times (April 27, 2010)
# Barbara Asher Ayisi

Barbara Asher Ayisi (born 12 February, 1976) is a Ghanaian politician and the former Member of Parliament of the Cape Coast North constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and was the former deputy minister for Education in Ghana. She holds a master's degree in English literature from the University of Cape Coast.

## Quotes

* Beauty is vain and charm is deceitful
** Barbara Ayisi advises young ladies
* We all have talents or some sort of skill God has put in us as women. As young ladies, it is important to understand that life is not all about riches and rich men
** Barbara Ayisi advises women and young ladies
* At a point I didn’t feel good about myself, I wasn’t very slim, I wasn’t rich and I wasn’t among the top students either. All I had was my artistic talent and creativity…It is of essence to develop what you have to make up for what you don’t have…Never rely on your looks; Beauty is Vain! It fades
** Barbara Ayisi speaks on her childhood
* My mother inspires me because my mother never gives up
** Barbara Ayisi speaks about her mother
* Life is not easy. If you speak to people who have achieved, they will tell you their stories. When you do something now and you fail, there is no shortcut to success
** Barbara Asher Ayisi encourages people not to give up
# Juliana Azumah-Mensah

Juliana Jocelyn Azumah-Mensah (born 15 June 1950) is a Ghanaian politician and nurse. She was the Minister for Women and Children's Affairs. She is also the Member of Parliament for Ho East constituency.

## Quotes

* Let us not allow our past to imprison us forever, let us do away with the challenges and forge ahead to lift Africa up for a brighter future .
** "Assist Africa to regain its past glory - Minister", Modern Ghana (January 8, 2009)
* It is obvious that with determination, a people can rise and take their destiny into their hands and do what is expected of them for their survival and freedom. Ghana is ever ready to act as the catalyst for the rise of the African on the world stage.
** "Minister calls for strengthening of PANAFEST", Modern Ghana (March 8, 2009)
* Ghana has been very sincere in the quest to bridge the gap between the two halves of Atlantic .
** "Minister calls for strengthening of PANAFEST", Modern Ghana (March 8, 2009)
# Aïssa Doumara Ngatansou

Aissa Doumara Ngatansou is a Cameroonian women's rights activist and the co-founder of a branch of the Association for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (ALVF) in Maroua, Cameroon. Born around 1972, she has dedicated her life to fighting gender-based violence and advocating for women's rights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aissa_Doumara_Ngatansou

## Quotes

* My own experience of discrimination inspired me to become the activist that I am today.
** https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/11/in-the-words-of-aissa-doumara-ngatansou
* Even though I was forcibly married at the age of 16, I fought to finish my studies before having my 3 children.
** https://reglo.org/posts/they-advocate-for-women-and-girl-s-right-5-leading-feminists-in-cameroon-6559
# Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.

## Quotes

* If we recognise that every ecosystem can also be viewed as a food web, we can think of it as a circular, interlacing nexus of plant animal relationships (rather than a stratified pyramid with man at the apex)... Each species, be it a form of bacteria or deer, is knitted together in a network of interdependence, however indirect the links may be.
** Murray Bookchin, The Ecology of Freedom (1982).
* I dare you to stand in a redwood grove and not be humbled, or to dive on a coral reef and see even just the glimmer of its former magnificence and have some respect for these ecosystems and the fact that we are sharing this planet.
** Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Interview with On Being (2022)
* The organization of life extends beyond the individual organism to the biosphere, the zone of air, land, and water at the surface of the Earth where organisms exist. Individual organisms belong to a population, which is all the members of a species within a particular area. The populations of a community interact among themselves and with the physical environment (e.g., soil, atmosphere, and chemicals), thereby forming an ecosystem.
** Sylvia S. Mader, Biology (10th ed., 2010), Ch. 1. A View of Life.
* Ecosystems are characterized by chemical cycling and energy flow, both of which begin when photosynthetic plants, aquatic algae, and some bacteria take in solar energy and inorganic nutrients to produce food in the form of organic nutrients.
** Sylvia S. Mader, Biology (10th ed., 2010), Ch. 1. A View of Life.
# Jeanne d'Albret

Jeanne d'Albret (Basque: Joana Albretekoa; Occitan: Joana de Labrit; 16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572) was Queen of Navarre, as Jeanne III, from 1555 to 1572. She was the mother of Henry IV of France.

## Quotes

* A cœur vaillant rien d'impossible.
** Nothing is impossible to a valiant heart.
** Motto, later adopted by her son Henry IV as his own devise. Reported in W. F. H. King (ed.) Classical and Foreign Quotations, 3rd ed. (1904), p. 3, no. 19
** Cf. Where there's a will, there's a way
# Federica Mogherini

Federica Mogherini (born 16 June 1973) is an Italian politician who served as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission from November 2014 to November 2019. She previously served as Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from February 2014 to October 2014, in the centre-left Renzi Cabinet. She was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 2008 to 2014. In 2020 she was appointed rector of the College of Europe, a post-graduate university for European studies in Bruges (Belgium) and Natolin (Poland). She is a member of the Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists, a political faction made up of centre-left national-level political parties in EU and Norway.

## Quotes

* We need to tell citizens what Europe is, it is not all about angels and demons. It is a reality which have helped us in numerous ways – and still helps us. I think about peace, a thing we now undervalue but which has a primary importance. Let’s think about fYROM, for instance. Nowadays, those countries, former enemies, are entering the Union or are already Member States. Then, the freedom of movement, the rights for consumers.
** As quoted in "Mogherini: Italy will play a major role" in eunews (12 January 2014).
* There are mistakes, which governments have been doing when they were trying to face the economic crisis, since 2008. Slow choices, sometimes insufficient, sometimes wrong, never neutral. Political choices made by political governments which must assume their responsibility on them. In Italy we have adopted forward-looking choices, economically speaking, we have adopted austerity as leading value. Now it is time to work on development and growth, to create jobs and exit this crisis.
** As quoted in "Mogherini: Italy will play a major role" in eunews (12 January 2014).
* We take the same line as the United States: the austerity policies need to be accompanied by greater flexibility to stimulate growth.
** As quoted in "Yearning for Change: Italian Diplomacy Just Got Younger" by Walter Mayr, in Der Spiegel (4 July 2014).
* You can't demand generational change on the one hand and expect 40 years of experience on the other.
** As quoted in "Yearning for Change: Italian Diplomacy Just Got Younger" by Walter Mayr, in Der Spiegel (4 July 2014).
* Many Italians suspect that this is our last chance for change.
** On the government of Matteo Renzi, as quoted in "Yearning for Change: Italian Diplomacy Just Got Younger" by Walter Mayr, in Der Spiegel (4 July 2014).
* On World NGO Day, we celebrate the relentless and invaluable role of civil society organisations in protecting and fighting for fundamental human rights, democracy, and sustainable development for all.
** On the occasion of the World NGO Day in EEAS official statement 2019,Statement by High Representative/ Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the occasion of World NGO Day. eeas.europa.eu (February 26, 2019).
# Joseph-Octave Plessis

Joseph-Octave Plessis (3 March 1763 – 4 December 1825) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec.

## Quotes about Joseph-Octave Plessis

* He proved himself an ardent champion of the rights of the Roman catholic population.
** Charles Alexander Harris, Plessis, Joseph Octave Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
* Plessis, by his firm yet deferential attitude, his prudence and moderation, and his loyalty to the Crown, removed all opposition. He wisely resisted every offer of temporal betterment to maintain the fulness of his spiritual jurisdiction.
** Lionel Lindsay, Joseph-Octave Plessis Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)
# Dominic Manucy

Dominic Manucy (December 20, 1823 – December 4, 1885) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville and the Diocese of Mobile.

## Quotes about Dominic Manucy

* John Quinlan, Dominic Manucy, and Jeremiah O'Sullivan... these men possessed marked ability and were positive and uplifting forces in the life of the State.
** Thomas McAdory Owen, Alabama Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)
# Pierre-Paul Durieu

Pierre-Paul Durieu (3 December 1830 – 1 June 1899) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster.

## Quotes about Pierre-Paul Durieu

* Owing to the efforts of Bishop Durieu, the spiritual conditions of the Indians of the mainland of that province have ever been exceptionally bright.
** Adrian Gabriel Morice, Catholic Indian Missions of Canada Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)
# Holbrook Jackson

George Holbrook Jackson (31 December 1874 – 16 June 1948) was a British journalist, writer and publisher. He was recognised as one of the leading bibliophiles of his time.

## Quotes

* Suffer fools gladly; they may be right.
** Platitudes in the Making (1911), p. 20
* There are idle students and cavillers, who have advertised Burton as the creator of a peculiar anthologic maze, an amusing literary chaos, a farrago of quotations, a mere olla podrida of quaintness, a pot pourri of pleasant delites, a florilegium of elegant extracts, a tangled fardel of old-world flowers of thought, a faggot of odd fancies, quips, facetiæ, loosely tied, the creator, in short, of a book for a rainy day and a cosy corner.
** The Anatomy of Bibliomania, 3rd ed. (1932), p. 6
# Atifete Jahjaga

Atifete Jahjaga (born 20 April 1975) is a Kosovar politician who served as the fourth President of Kosovo. She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo, the first non-partisan candidate, and the youngest female head of state to be elected to the top office. She served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police, holding the rank of Major General, the most senior among women officers in Southeastern Europe.

## Quotes

* Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.
** The Hill