Mwana Kupona
Poet
Mwana Kupona binti Msham was a Swahili poet of the 19th century, author of a poem called Utendi wa Mwana Kupona, which is one of the most well-known works of early Swahili literature.
Relatively little is known about her life. Wikipedia
Born: Pate Island, Kenya
Died: 1865