Hannah Benka-Coker, MBE, née Luke (1903 – 17 June 1952)[1] was an educator from Sierra Leone.
Born Hannah Luke to Creole parents in British Sierra Leone, she was educated at the Portway Institute in England.
[2] She organized a group of close family members and friends to plan a school that would offer a comprehensive, world-class education program for girls.
[2] One of her friends was Maisie Osora, the British wife of a Sierra Leonean clergyman, who was a teacher at the Annie Walsh Memorial School.
[5] Her contributions to the education of girls and women were lauded in Sierra Leone and internationally.