Annie Walsh Memorial School

The Annie Walsh Memorial School is an all-girls secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was established in 1849 in Charlotte, a newly established village for recaptives.

Notable alumni

• Zainab Bangura: Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone, and founder of Campaign for Good Governance
• Hannah Benka-Coker: educator; founder of Freetown Secondary School for Girls (FSSG) in 1926
• Sarah Forbes Bonetta: African Princess and Queen Victoria's (England) goddaughter
• Mabel Dove: Journalist and first female MP in Africa
• Irene Ighodaro: first female medical doctor in West Africa
• Sia Koroma: First Lady of Sierra Leone
• Nemata Majeks-Walker, women's rights activist
• Lati Hyde-Forster: first female graduate of Fourah Bay College,
• Yema Lucilda Hunter, née Caulker: author and retired WHO Librarian
• Jeillo Edwards: actress
• Stella Thomas: lawyer
• Nkechi Agwu: mathematician
• Chidi Blyden: foreign policy advisor

See also

• Sarah Hartwig (missionary)

References

External links

• Annie Walsh Memorial School Old Girls Association
• Annie Walsh Old Girls Association UK Branch