Elizabeth Adekogbe

Elizabeth Adekogbe was born in 1919 in Southwestern Nigeria. She was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, women's rights leader and traditional aristocrat. She was the leader of the Ibadan-based Women's Movement of Nigeria. Quotes Grant the women of the north the right to vote and be voted for. Elizabeth on the rights of Nigerian women Women of this region could not exercise any political judgement, if they were not enfranchised. Elizabeth on the rights of Nigerian women The idea of a man leaving his better half – the wife – behind always when both of them are invited to certain functions and when this wife is physically and mentally fit to attend such functions does leave in the mind of the wife certain unpleasant impressions and memories. Men Who Attend Functions Alone Are Selfish In my opinion, this practice is based on the idea that the ‘HOME’ is the place of a woman. But this saying has lost some of its effects from the point of view of present day occurrences. Men Who Attend Functions Alone Are Selfish External Links