Kofoworola Ademola
Kofoworola, Lady Ademola | |
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| Born | Kofoworola Aina Moore 21 May 1913 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | 15 May 2002 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | CMS Girls School, Lagos, Vassar College, St Hugh's College, Oxford University |
| Occupations | Educator, writer |
| Known for | being the first black African woman graduate of Oxford University, women's education in Nigeria. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Oyinkan, Lady Abayomi (cousin) Omoba Ayo Vaughan-Richards (first cousin once removed) Oloori Charlotte Obasa (aunt) |
Oloori Kofoworola Aina, Lady Ademolaⓘ MBE, MFR, OFR (née Moore; 21 May 1913 – 15 May 2002) was a Nigerian educationist. A writer and advocate for women's education and also the president of the National Council of Women's Societies in Nigeria, she was the head of the women's organization from 1958 to 1964. Ademola 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.
She was the first president of the National Council of Women's Societies in Nigeria, the first Nigerian graduate teacher in Queen's College, the first female member and later chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the United Bank for Africa, and a member of the Nigerian Scholarship Board.