Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi

Chief Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi , MBE, OFR (née Akerele, 1910–14 September 1971) was the first woman to practise as a physician in Nigeria. Quotes about Abimbola Awoliyi Today, hundreds of mothers in Lagos and the improved birth rate which places Lagos ahead of the rest of the country owe much to Dr Abimbola Awoliyi. RCSI around the world: Celebrating Dr Abimbola Awoliyi - first West African woman to receive a Licentiate from RCSI, RCSI, June 29, 2022. Dr. Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi was a pacesetter and a pioneer. She was someone who proved time and again that women can do it too. Jane Ambrose, Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi, Womens Activism, June 8, 2022. External links Category:1910 births Category:1971 deaths Category:Women born in the 1910s Category:Women physicians from Nigeria