Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/nana-konadu-agyeman-rawlings

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings born?November 17, 1948
2. Where was Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings born?Cape Coast, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
3. What is the career?Politician, author, advocate for women's rights
4. What is the published work?It Takes a Woman (2018)

First Lady: The spouse of a head of state, often assuming a public role in social advocacy and national representation.
Presidential Candidacy: The act of formally declaring oneself as a candidate to be elected to the office of president.
Gender Parity: The state of equal representation and opportunity between men and women in all spheres of life, including politics.
Patriarchal Structures: Social systems where men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.