SUDAN'S FIRST FEMALE POLITICIAN

Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim began her fight against imperialism at a young age. Fighting for the emancipation of women in Sudan and the people as a whole, she shattered gender barriers to become Sudan's and Africa's first female parliamentarian member in 1965. Fatima used her political power to push for women's rights and fiercely challenged social norms. Quite the task in what was a fiercely conservative country that less than ten years prior was being ruled by both the British and Egyptians, with the British colonialist really calling the shots. What a woman! Let's peek into Fatima's life and how she inspired the next generation of Sudanese women.