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Vida de Voss

Namibian feminist activist

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Vida de Voss was a university teacher, activist, women's rights activist and feminist, known for Sister Namibia.

Vida V. de Voss is a Namibian feminist activist, the director of the Namibian feminist organisation Sister Namibia, and a former lecturer in English literature at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. She now teaches English at Private School Swakopmund.

Education De Voss earned a master's degree in philosophy from Stellenbosch University in 2006, and her master's thesis was entitled, Emmanuel Levinas on ethics as the first truth. In 2010, she earned a master's degree in English literature from Iowa State University, and her thesis was entitled The Identity Challenge in Toni Morrison's "Paradise" .

Career De Voss was a lecturer in English literature at the Namibia University of Science and Technology from 2013 until 2021.

She presently works at Private School Swakopmund where she teaches English to Grade 9 & 10 Students.

De Voss is the director of Sister Namibia, a feminist organisation and publisher of an eponymous magazine (first published in 1989), based in Windhoek. De Voss has also been a guest speaker at the University of Namibia in Windhoek. In March 2016, she spoke to an audience of hundreds of women at a conference at Windhoek's Safari Court Hotel to commemorate International Women's Day.

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Important facts

Born
Namibia
Known for
Sister Namibia
Education
Iowa State University, Stellenbosch University
Positions held
Chairperson, Director

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Who was Vida de Voss?

Namibian feminist activist

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Vida de Voss was born in Namibia.

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Vida de Voss was a university teacher, activist, women's rights activist and feminist.

What was Vida de Voss known for?

Vida de Voss was known for Sister Namibia.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vida de Voss

· Wikidata: Q42749605

· DBpedia: Vida de Voss

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