A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

Ogundipe-Leslie, Omolara 'Molara'

Biography

Nigeria

Birth date: 1940-12-27

Birth location: Lagos, Nigeria

Death date: 2019-06-18

Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie was a Nigerian feminist, activist, poet, and writer. Ogundipe-Leslie was a frontrunner in writing on gender studies and feminism in Africa; she is known for the creation of the term "STIWA" or "Social Transformation in Africa Including Women." She was also the Founder and Director of the Foundation for International Education and Monitoring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molara_Ogundipe

Education

University of Ibadan
Leiden University

News Items (2)

A world reclaimed (2020-11-25) | Poet
Oxford University Press (1971-06-04) | Poet

Related Works (6)

Voices from Twentieth-Century Africa: Griots and towncriers (1988) (Poet)
Interview with Christopher Okigbo (1965) (Mentioned Poet)
Sew the Old Days and Other Poems (1985) (Poet)
Sew the Old Days and Other Poems (1985) (Work Author)
Re-Creating Ourselves: African Women & Critical Transformations (1994) (Poet)
Re-Creating Ourselves: African Women & Critical Transformations (1994) (Author)

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