Literature & Storytelling
Augusta Jawara nee Mahoney
Playwright and women's rights pioneer
1924–1981Hannah Augusta Jawara was a Gambian nurse, playwright and women’s rights activist. In 1960, she became the first woman to contest a Gambian national election. Her plays included The African King and Rebellion, published under the pen name Ramatoulie Kinteh, connecting literary work with questions of women’s agency.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Contested a national election in 1960.
02Wrote Rebellion under the pen name Ramatoulie Kinteh.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Augusta Jawara biography
Photo: Margins Group / Forgotten Identities · Image rights retained by source. Cropped or framed for display. AI-assisted resolution enhancement. View original photograph. Historical photograph of Lady Augusta Hannah Jawara, reproduced in Margins Group’s Forgotten Identities series.
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