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Friday 10 December 2010

The woman: Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti

 
Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti:
*The first Nigerian woman to drive a car and ride a bicycle
*One of the founders of the Nigerian Union of Teachers in the 1930s and of the Nigerian Union of Students.
*Led the successful abolishment of separate tax rates for women.
*Founded the Federation of Nigerian Women Societies
*The mother of the greatest musician to come out of Africa.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

and was killed by the government!

Alabi Oluwasegun Leo said...

....the reason why Fela never forgave Obasanjo.

Anonymous said...

can see where he got his looks & resilient attitude....she is a legend....may their souls continue to rest in peace as they have reunited in spirit. amin.

N.I.L (Naijamum in London) said...

A real pacesetter and a good example of how strong women/ mothers can be.

Anonymous said...

A pace setter who gave women a voice in nigeria,Fela's tribute is displayed in london music theater in waterloo every day for over 2mths now.He is one of positive people that gives nigeria a good name not our greedy& dishonest area boys we call politicians.Please as youth,lets live life to make a lasting impact to our generation& those unborn.

Ade_Cool said...

This is another level Linda..shame not too many comments on here..guess she ain't Oprah with all the $$Billions..and the ME ME ME syndrome that's so pervasive in today's world!!
I've always found the Kuti's very fascinating..in all sense they should have been the Kennedy's of Nigeria if it weren't for the shady politics in the country..over OIL!!
This are Black Heroes-Heroines not just Nigeria's

tplusf said...

R.I.P. to both of them.... wish we have women of funmilayo kuti calibre...

truth said...

I watched Fela on Broadwayyyyy :) Loved it and the show placed a lot of focus on Fela's mum. Love them both ! RIP

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