Kofoworola Ademola
Yoruba Nigerian educationalist and first African woman to graduate from the University of Oxford
Kofoworola "Kofo" Aina Ademola, Lady Ademola (21 May 1913 – 15 May 2002) MBE, MFR, OFR was a Nigerian Educationist who was the president of the National Council of Women's Societies in Nigeria and was the head of the women's organization from 1958 to 1964. She was the first black African woman to earn a degree from Oxford University, studying at St Hugh's College, and also an author of children's books.
Quotes
edit- Gradual process of introducing people into a foreign country and to foreign life.
- [1] Kofoworola shared her experiences as a graduate of Oxford in the 1930s.
- Brains have no sex … You can do as well and even better than some boys.[1]
- Someone had to be first.[2]
Quotes about Kofoworola Ademola
edit- The progress of earlier graduates paved the way for a new generation of black, female Rhodes Scholars.
- [2] Ademola's Education in Oxford leads to foundation of changes for others in the 1930s.
