Nancy Steele
Nancy Dolly Victoria Steele (1923–2001), was a Sierra Leonean politician and labour activist. Steele was a member of the APC political party in Sierra Leone.[1]
Early life
[edit]Nancy Dolly Victoria Grant was born in 1923 in Freetown, Sierra Leone to working-class Sierra Leone Creole parents.
Political career
[edit]Steele was leader of the National Congress of Sierra Leone Women (NCSLW), founded in 1960 as the women's wing of the All People's Congress (APC).[2] She served as a member of the Sierra Leone Parliament and was also acting Mayor of the Freetown City Council.[3][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Nancy Steele was married to Marcus Steele, an Afro-Caribbean trade unionist. The couple had a son who died in infancy.
Death
[edit]Steele died in 2001 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
References
[edit]- ^ Denzer, LaRay. “Women in Freetown Politics, 1914–61: A Preliminary Study.” Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, vol. 57, no. 4, 1987, pp. 439–456. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1159893. Accessed 23 Sept. 2020.
- ^ Kathleen Sheldon (2005). "National Congress of Sierra Leonean Women". Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8108-6547-1.
- ^ Abadi, Amadi (7 January 2002). "Sierra Leone: Why APC Wants Civic Funeral for Nancy Steele". Standard Times (Freetown) – via allafrica.com.
- ^ "Civilians face execution following Sierra Leone coup". BBC News Africa. October 21, 1998.
- ^ "11 condemned to death". The Irish Times. Dublin. October 22, 1998. ISSN 0791-5144.