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Also Known As Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas • Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti
Born October 25, 1900 • Abeokuta • Nigeria
Died Lagos • Nigeria
Notable Family Members son Fela Kuti
Role In women’s rights movement
Kuti, Fela
Fela Kuti
Nigerian musician and activist
Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
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Norma McCorvey
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Wole Soyinka, 2015
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Sarah Grimké
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Mildred Loving
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Theodore Bikel
Austrian-born actor. singer, and political activist
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Moon Jae-In
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