Women in Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a Constitutional Republic in West Africa. Since it was founded in 1792, the women in Sierra Leone have been a major influence in the political
Sierra Leonean woman in traditional dress
Madam Lehbu, queen of Upper Gaura in 1891.
Adelaide Casely Hayford, Creole woman dressed in Fante attire on her wedding day
A Mende woman in a Sierra Leone village.
History of Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone. The dense tropical rainforest partially isolat
Fragments of prehistoric pottery from Kamabai Rock Shelter
An 1835 illustration of liberated slaves arriving in Sierra Leone
Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point, Sierra Leone, 1846
Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point (May 1853, X, p.57)