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Rebecca Muliira(Born in 1920 ) was a Ugandan women's rights activist during colonial and post colonial times. She was born in Mengo hospital, Uganda by Rebecca Allen Namugenze. She died on November, 12th, 2001 in a motor car accident along Masaka road aged 82 years

Personal life
She was married to Eridadi Medadi Muliira, a Ugandan play wright and they had 7 children

Career and Work
She co-founded and founded several multi-cultural women activism organizations at national and grassroots levels including: The Young Wives Association in 1956 to reform family law,  the Uganda African Women League in 1953 that encouraged women to vote and enter politics  and the Family Planning Association of Uganda. and was the first president of the Uganda Council of Women in 1946. She was also a co-founder of the Young Women Christian Association(YWCA) and in Uganda .She was one of the first Ugandan women to compete in elective politics in an attempt to enter the Legislative council(LEGco)

Awards and Prizes
In 2008, she received an award from the Global Pan African Movement for her contribution in promoting girl child education and creation of women development groups in Uganda