Never forget about these great women who helped to shape Nigeria, let us talk about 17 of them
I celebrate all the Nigerian women of all time, including my mother, they have all helped to shape their home and country. But I just want to talk about a few of them, 17 of them. Read and enjoy this article
(1) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900 - 1978)
Kuti was an activist, teacher, political campaigner, and founder of the Nigerian Women's Union. She was a total badass who went all out to fight for women's rights including something as basic as driving.
She is the first woman to drive a car in the entire country. Apart from being one of the prominent leaders of her generation, she is also the mother of Afrobeat musician and political activist Fela Kuti.
Fela and his mum,Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti a leading woman activist in Nigeria
(2) Margaret Ekpo (1914–2006)
Meet Nigeria's first female political activist. She is credited with helping women insert themselves into the First Republic. This refers to the period after Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960, and January 15, 1966, when the first military coup d'état took place.
Margaret Ekpo has an airport named after her (nigeriagalleria)
(3) Ladi Dosei Kwali (1925–1984)
She is the pioneer of modern pottery in Nigeria. She is also the first and only Nigerian woman to appear on a currency note. She is on the N20 note.
Nigeria's most famous potter (theunknownnigeriablog)
She is the first female writer in the country. She is also Africa's first female novelist to have an internationally published work in the English language.
Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (Zikoko)
(5) Kofo Ademola (1913 - 2002)
She is the first Nigerian woman to get an undergraduate degree fromthe Oxford University.
Kofoworola Ademola (slideshare)
(6) Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi (1910 - 1971)
Awoliyi is the first female physician to practice in Nigeria. She is also the first West African woman to earn a license of Royal Surgeon in Dublin.
Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi (howng)
(7) General Aderonke Kale (1959-)
She is the first female army major-general in Nigeria. She enlisted in the army after becoming a medical doctor.
(8) Adetowun Ogunsheye (1926 - )
She is Nigeria's first female professor and the first female dean of a faculty.
Adetowun Ogunsheye (inspired by glory)
(9) Virginia Etiaba (1942 - )
She is the first female governor in Nigeria's history. She ruled from November 2006 to February 2007.
Virginia Etiaba (alchetron)
(10) Grace Alele Williams (1932 - )
Williams was one of the first Nigerian women to obtain a PhD in Mathematics. She is also the first female vice-chancellor in Nigeria.
Grace Alele Williams (carparts)
(11) Sarah Nnadzwa Jibril (1945 - )
She is Nigeria's first female presidential candidate both at the primaries and main elections. She contested to be president on four separate occasions. Jubril also served as the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on ethics and moral values.
(12) Folake Solanke (1932 - )
She is the first woman to join the Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). 38 years later, women make up only 4.2% of the entire organisation.
Folake Solanke (lawyard)
(13) Captain Chinyere Onyenaucheya (1970 - )
Meet Nigeria's first female pilot. She is also the first female commercial pilot in the nation.
Captain Chinyere Onyenucheya (carparts)
(14) Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh (the 1970s - )
Ekperuoh is the first female mechanic in Nigeria. She is empowering sexually abused and underprivileged women with her non-profit organization - the Lady Mechanic Initiative of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s First Lady Mechanic (ebalsblog)
(15) Ire Aderinokun (1991 - )
The self-taught UI/UX and Front-End Developer is the first Nigerian woman to become a Google development expert.
ire-aderinokun
(16) Agbani Darego (1982 - )
She is the first woman from Nigeria and Africa to win the Miss World crown.
Agbani Darego
(17) Mosunmola Abudu (1964 - )
She is popularly known as Mo Abudu. She is the first woman to own a pan-African TV channel in Nigeria and the rest of the continent.
Mo' Abudu
This article is part of Business Insider Sub-Saharan Africa's 2019 International Women’s Day series.
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(12) Folake Solanke (1932 - )
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