Aoua Keïta | Women's eco-friendly ribbed collar t-shirt

A creation by artist Afi Kodjobi Tchoukpa

• 100% organic ring-spun combed cotton
• Fabric weight: 180 g/m² (5.3 oz/yd²)
• Straight fit
• The fabric of this product is certified for its organic cotton content

*Sizes run larger in the European market. Customers in this region should order one size down.

PIONEER OF AFRICAN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
AOUA KEÏTA 1912-1980 - MALI

Born in 1912 in Bamako, Aoua Keita was the first midwife in her country. Assigned to Gao in 1931, she secured the opening of a maternity ward in 1934. An anti-colonial activist, Aoua Keita mobilized and united women in every location she was posted, notably allowing the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US-RDA) to gain momentum. Despite hostile conditions and the personal challenges of her divorce, she championed the improvement of women's status, notably by creating the Mutuelle des femmes de Nara (Women’s Mutual of Nara). A unionist convinced that politics should not be a matter reserved for men, she became the first woman elected as a member of parliament in her country in 1959. Participating in the drafting of the Malian Family Code, she also served as Secretary-General of the Pan-African Women's Organization, which initiated the International African Women's Day on July 31st. Exiled in Brazzaville after the coup against Modibo Keita, she wrote her autobiography, "Femme d’Afrique" (Woman of Africa), in 1975, before returning to and passing away in Bamako in 1980.

A creation by artist Afi Kodjobi Tchoukpa

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