Annie Walsh Memorial School

Secondary school in Sierra Leone

The Annie Walsh Memorial School is an all-girls secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was established in 1849 in Charlotte, a newly established village for recaptives.

Notable alumni

  • Zainab Bangura: Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone, and founder of Campaign for Good Governance
  • Hannah Benka-Coker: educator; founder of Freetown Secondary School for Girls (FSSG) in 1926
  • Sara Forbes Bonetta: African Princess and Queen Victoria's (England) goddaughter
  • Irene Ighodaro: first female medical doctor in West Africa
  • Sia Koroma: First Lady of Sierra Leone
  • Nemata Majeks-Walker, women's rights activist[1]
  • Lati Hyde-Forster: first female graduate of Fourah Bay College,
  • Yema Lucilda Hunter, née Caulker: author and retired WHO Librarian
  • Jeillo Edwards: actress
  • Stella Thomas: lawyer
  • Nkechi Agwu: mathematician
  • Chidi Blyden: foreign policy advisor

See also

  • Sarah Hartwig (missionary)

References

  1. ^ "Nemata Majeks-Walker". wordpress.com. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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