1.0South Africa Journalhttps://southafricajournal.comsjadminhttps://southafricajournal.com/author/sjadmin-s/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CQ9AtlbHq9"><a href="https://southafricajournal.com/sierra-leone-women-need-more-than-laws-to-make-it-happen-opinion-allafrica-com/">Sierra Leone Women Need More Than Laws to Make It Happen [opinion]</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://southafricajournal.com/sierra-leone-women-need-more-than-laws-to-make-it-happen-opinion-allafrica-com/embed/#?secret=CQ9AtlbHq9" width="600" height="338" title="“Sierra Leone Women Need More Than Laws to Make It Happen [opinion]” — South Africa Journal" data-secret="CQ9AtlbHq9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> As celebrations of International Women’s Day continue after March 8th, Sierra Leonean girls and women can draw a lot of inspiration from their history. Historically, the country’s women contributed hugely in the political, social, economical, educational and civil rights development of the nation. From Madam Lehbu, who became Queen of Upper Gaura in 1891 following ... Read more