Isabella Matambanadzo (Ms.) is a Zimbabwean feminist. Born in 1973, she was raised with a deep awareness of her country’s struggles for liberation and self-determination, which has influenced her life’s path. Her love for the arts won her a prestigious Reuters Foundation scholarship to study Journalism, Literature and Theatre Studies at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. In addition to working on the campus newspaper, serving on the founding team of the Cue TV, the Grahamstown Arts Festival television channel, and broadcasting on the campus radio station RMR, she supported herself by working as a waitress and reading audio books at a centre for the blind. She graduated with triple majors, Summa cum Laude and achieved Dean’s List recognition and Academic Colours in 1999. Isabella enjoys reading, writing, painting, gardening and making jewelry. She was published in Writing Free (2011).