Patience Sonko-Godwin

Patience Sonko-Godwin (born 1943) is a Gambian historian. Born in Banjul, Patience Sonko-Godwin was educated in the Gambia before going to St. Edwards Senior Secondary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone to have her sixth form education. She studied history at Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone, and gained a masters at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sonko-Godwin worked as a teacher at Nusrat High School until 1989, when she was appointed Principal Cultural Officer at the National Council for Arts and Culture. Executive Director of the Council from 1991 to 1998, she retired in 1998 to concentrate on her research and writing. Quotes I noticed there was not a lot of history written about The Gambia and a lot of history is with the griots and is not written and we lose it when they die. Gambian Women and Their Struggle for Voice. If I had the backing, I want to help Gambian authors. But it is very expensive, . . . I think more women will write, there are problems because publishing houses can not support them, I hope when I get better established I can help them. Gambian Women and Their Struggle for Voice. I want to further notify the above named and other unscrupulous persons who assist them that, there is the Copyright Act of 2004 which protects me (like many others) as an original creator of my works and I will not rest until all persons who have infringed my works are brought to book. Her signed statement concerning people she accused of reproducing her historical works without authorization. Women want to contribute to development. We have been contributors as mothers—you name it—the women are on the grassroots levels in every field. Gambian women's social and economic contribution. Quotes about Patience The study of Gambian literature would not be complete without reference to Madame Patience Sonko-Godwin. The prolific writer is a living custodian of history and her works accompanied generations of students in and out of The Gambia in their respective academic journeys through junior and senior schools. Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu. Patience Sonko-Godwin, a renowned Gambian author and Historian, has in her first attempt at a Biography, that of the Very Rev. John Colley Faye, brought out the result of a meticulous researcher and Scholar who left no stone unturned to do justice to such an illustrious son of the soil. Review by G. W. L. Thomas External links Category:Academics from Gambia Category:Historians from Gambia Category:1943 births Category:Living people