Andrée Blouin: Central Africa's unsung heroine (rerun)

Andrée Blouin: Central Africa's unsung heroine (rerun)

From It's a Continent by W!ZARD Studios

April 14, 2025 · 27 min

About this episode

This episode explores the life and legacy of Andrée Blouin, a key figure in the fight for independence in Central Africa and women's rights.

Andrée Blouin fought ardently for her belief in independence from imperial power. We look at her life, legacy and how colonial law impacted her experiences: from growing up in an orphanage, to losing her son from a treatable illness. Blouin used her experiences to advocate for women's rights both against traditional customs and European imperialism. How did she end up on the periphery of post-independent African history? This episode was originally aired on February 6th 2023. Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. It's a Continent (published by Coronet) is available to purchase: itsacontinent.com/book We're on Buy me a Coffee too: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent Visit our website: itsacontinent.com Artwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: Gender and Decolonization in the Congo: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba Who was the woman behind Lumumba? Remembering the Congolese women who…

Topics covered

  • independence
  • colonialism
  • women's rights
  • African history
  • Andrée Blouin
  • legacy

Keywords

  • Andrée Blouin
  • independence
  • colonial law
  • women's rights
  • Central Africa
  • African history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: W!ZARD Studios

Books & works: Gender and Decolonization in the Congo: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba, Who was the woman behind Lumumba?, Remembering the Congolese women who fought for independence, My country, Africa : autobiography of the black pasionaria, Overlooked No More: Andrée Blouin, Voice for Independence in Africa

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