Joined by Officials of Government, several members of the Tubman family and a crowd of onlookers, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf reverently laid a wreath on the tomb of Liberia’s 18th President, William V.S. Former Foreign Affairs Minister Olubanke King-Akerele read a historical letter written on May 7, 1971 to the late President Tubman by the Federation of Women in Sierra Leone. The letter paid tribute to President Tubman for his heroic determination and fortitude in supporting the enactment of legislation granting suffrage to Liberian women. The letter also predicted the election of a female president to unmask the jinx of “Mr. President versus Madam President.” The letter is available to the public at the National Museum in Monrovia.

Source: Daily Observer December 01, 2017 02:03 UTC