Then 15, Cornelia would have to wait for the next election cycle—six years later— to cast her first ballot. “In 2011, I co-founded one of the biggest auxiliaries of the Unity Party called the University Students for the Re-election of Madam Sirleaf. In both instances, my drive was simply because Madam Sirleaf inspired me to believe I could do anything I wanted to do and be anything! Its mission, according to the center, is to inspire and prepare women to unapologetically take up roles and excel in the highest echelons of public leadership, and to bring other women along. “Madam Sirleaf, despite all the political hurdles, became the first woman African President.

Source: Front Page Africa March 15, 2020 18:22 UTC