Picture of Hannah Kudjoe with un-named great-niece, taken by her nephew, Peter Dadson
Hannah Kudjoe, Ghana
Kudjoe was inspired to join politics after Kwame Nkrumah stayed in the house she shared with her brother in 1947. She started supporting the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), a political party formed to fight against British colonialists and grant Ghana its independence.
When Ghana’s Big Six were arrested, Kudjoe raised money and campaigned for their release. She was also an active participant of the Positive Action, a series of political protests that eventually led to Nkrumah’s election and the formation of an independent nation.
