This article was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.

The Makerere Institute of Social Research allowed Dr Stella Nyanzi to access her office after she undressed in protest. Credit: Daily Monitor.
Stella Nyanzi is a fearless, vulgar woman. A medical anthropologist affiliated with the Makerere Institute for Social Research in Uganda — one of the most prestigious academic departments on the continent — she recently gained widespread attention across Africa when she stripped naked to protest having been evicted from her office by her male boss.