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Nigerian writer (–)

Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie (27 December – 18 June ),^[1] also known as Molara Ogundipe, was a Nigerian poet, critic, editor, feminist and activist. Considered one of the foremost writers on African feminism, gender studies and literary theory, she was a social critic who came to be recognized as a viable authority on African women among black feminists and feminists in general.^[2] She contributed the piece "Not Spinning on the Axis of Maleness" to the anthology Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology, edited by Robin Morgan.^[3] She is most celebrated for coining the term STIWA^[4] or Social Transformation in Africa Including Women.^[5]

Life

Abiodun Omolara Ogundipe was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a family of educators and clergy.

She attended Queen's School, Ede, and went on to become the first woman to obtain a first-class BA Honours degree in English at Univers Professor Molara Ogundipe - ForeverMissed.com Online Memorials KIFU