Molara Ogundipe

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Molara Ogundipe
Born
Abiodun Omolara Ogundipe

(1940-12-27)27 December 1940
Died18 June 2019(2019-06-18) (aged 78)
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of London
Leiden University
Occupation(s)Poet, critic, editor, feminist, activist

Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie (27 December 1940 – 18 June 2019)[1] also known as Molara Ogundipe, was a Nigerian poet, critic, editor, feminist and activist. She was a known African feminist writer who wrote on gender studies and literary theory. She was a social critic.[2] Her best known work was the 1984 anthology Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Molara Ogundipe, frontline Nigerian Feminist dies", PM News, 20 June 2019.
  2. Douglas, Carol Anne, "Women in Nigeria Today", off our backs, Washington, 30 November 1987.
  3. "Table of Contents: Sisterhood is Global". Catalog.vsc.edu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.