OGUNSHEYE Felicia Adetowun Omolara (née Banjo)
Résumé
Born in 1926 in Benin City. Geography teacher, chairperson of the University of Ibadan Library Studies, first female Professor in Nigeria, activist for women’s empowerment, secretary (1954-1959) and president (1959-1961) of the Women’s Improvement Society (WIS), founding member and secretary (1957-1961) of the Council of Women’s Societies (CWS), board member of International Alliance of Women (IAW) (1958-1961), founding member and secretary (1959) of the National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), member of the Banjo Commission (1960/1961), organizer of the seminar “The African Woman Designs her Future” (1960), secretary of the West African Council of Women’s Societies (1960-1961), founding member, secretary (1964-1965), vice-president (1964) and president (1971-1975) of the National Association of University Women (NAUW).
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