Annie Jiagge

Annie Ruth Jiagge, GM (née Baëta; 7 October 1918 – 12 June 1996), also known as Annie Baëta Jiagge, was a Ghanaian lawyer, judge and women's rights activist. She was the first woman in Ghana and the Commonwealth of Nations to become a judge. She was a principal drafter of the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and a co-founder of the organisation that became Women's World Banking. Quotes '''Injustice eats me internally. I get very restless when I come in touch with it. "Black History Month – Justice Annie Jiagge", Gatehouse Chambers (October 23, 2020) External links Category:1918 births Category:1996 deaths Category:Judges from Ghana Category:Lawyers from Ghana Category:Women's rights activists Category:Women in law Category:Presbyterians Category:Women born in the 1910s Category:Women activists from Ghana