Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford: Cultural nationalist and Feminist activist in Sierra Leone
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Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford was a Victorian feminist who dedicated her life to the education of girls in Sierra Leone, in Western Africa. According to Blackpast, Adelaide was born on June 2, 1868, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as the second youngest of seven children of William Smith Jr and Anne Spilsbury. Her family, which was a part of the Freetown Creole elite, moved to England when she was four years old. Soon after they arrived in England, her mother died, and she was then raised by her father in England.
Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford: Cultural nationalist and Feminist activist in Sierra Leone
Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford: Cultural…
Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford: Cultural nationalist and Feminist activist in Sierra Leone
Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford was a Victorian feminist who dedicated her life to the education of girls in Sierra Leone, in Western Africa. According to Blackpast, Adelaide was born on June 2, 1868, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as the second youngest of seven children of William Smith Jr and Anne Spilsbury. Her family, which was a part of the Freetown Creole elite, moved to England when she was four years old. Soon after they arrived in England, her mother died, and she was then raised by her father in England.