Nokutela Dube | |
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| Born | Nokutela Mdima 1873 |
| Died | 25 January 1917 (aged 43–44) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Education | Inanda Seminary School |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, preacher |
| Known for | First South African woman to found a school |
| Spouse(s) | John Dube, m. 1894 |
Nokutela Dube (1873 – 25 January 1917)[1] was the first South African woman to found a school. She cofounded the Ilanga lase Natal newspaper, Ohlange Institute and Natal Native Congress (the precursor to the South African Native National Congress) while she was married to John Langalibalele Dube.[2][3] They both travelled to the United States, where Nokutela was described as a "woman of note". She died while estranged from her husband, who was then president of what would become the African National Congress.[3] The school she co-founded was the place that Nelson Mandela chose as the location for his first ever vote in an election.
In 2017, Nokutela Dube was posthumously awarded South Africa's highest honour — the Order of the Golden Baobab — 100 years after her death.
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