Charlotte Maxeke
Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke (7 April 1871 – 16 October 1939) was a South African religious leader, social and political activist; she was the first black woman to graduate with a university degree in South Africa with a B.Sc. from Wilberforce University Ohio in 1903, as well as the first black African woman to graduate from an American university.
Charlotte Makgomo Maxeke OM RRC DStJ | |
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A young Charlotte Maxeke | |
| Born | 7 April 1871 |
| Died | 16 October 1939 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | South African |
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