Molara Ogundipe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Molara Ogundipe

Nigerian writer

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1940

Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria

Date of Death: 18-Jun-2019

Profession: writer, academic, activist

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie (27 December 1940 – 18 June 2019), also known as Molara Ogundipe, 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.