Molara Ogundipe
Molara Ogundipe | |
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| Born | Abiodun Omolara Ogundipe 27 December 1940 |
| Died | 18 June 2019 (aged 78) Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | Queen's School, Ede |
| Alma mater | University of London Leiden University |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, critic, editor, feminist, activist |
Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie (27 December 1940 – 18 June 2019), also known as Molara Ogundipe and Omolara Leslie, 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. She contributed the piece "Not Spinning on the Axis of Maleness" to the 1984 anthology Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology, edited by Robin Morgan. She is most celebrated for coining the term STIWA or Social Transformation in Africa Including Women.