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In August, ten statues of inspirational women will be unveiled in New York City in the United States - as part of an initiative called Sculpted for Equal Rights. This August, ten statues of inspirational women will be unveiled in New York City in the United States - as part of an initiative called Sculpted for Equal Rights.

The Zimbabwean author and education activist Tererai Trent, is one of those women. As a child she was prevented from going to school, but she taught herself to read and write with some help from her brother and his school books. She went on to obtain several university degrees in the United States, before forming Tererai Trent International - a foundation which seeks to provide quality education in rural communities in Zimbabwe.

(Photo: Tererai Trent. Credit Tererai Trent)