Charlotte Maxeke
Charlotte Maxeke | |
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| Born | Charlotte Makgomo Mannya 7 April 1871 Ga-Ramokgopa, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Died | 16 October 1939 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | Wilberforce University |
| Occupation(s) | Religious leader, social and political activist |
Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke (7 April 1871 – 16 October 1939) was a South African religious leader, social and political activist. By graduating with a B.Sc. from Wilberforce University, Ohio, in 1903, she became the first black woman in South Africa to graduate with a university degree as well as the first African woman to graduate from an American university.