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| Born | Jessica Horn 1979 (age 44–45) England |
| Occupation | Poet, feminist writer, women's rights activist |
| Alma mater | Armand Hammer United World College of the American West, Smith College, London School of Economics |
| Genre | Poetry, social and political commentary |
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Jessica Horn (born 1979) is a feminist activist, writer, poet, and an advisor on women's rights with Ugandan[1] and Malian[2] background.[3][4] Her work focuses on women's rights, bodily autonomy and freedom from violence, and African feminist movement building. She was named as an African woman changemaker by ARISE Magazine and as one of Applause Africa's "40 African Changemakers under 40".[5] She joined the African Women's Development Fund as director of programmes in October 2015.[6]
- ^ "Jessica Horn" Archived 2008-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, imow.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Jessica Horn (15 April 2012). "Crisis in Mali: fundamentalism, women's rights and cultural resistance". openDemocracy. Wikidata Q125194887. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Jessica Horn", africanfeministforum.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Jessica Horn", aljazeera.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Jaimee A. Swift, "Fight the Power: 10 Black Women Activists in the Diaspora You Need to Know", The Culture, August 2015.
- ^ "AWDF Appoints Jessica Horn as New Director of Programmes". awdf.org. African Women's Development Fund. 21 August 2015.