Margaret Ekpo

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Margaret Ekpo was a pioneering Nigerian women’s rights activist and nationalist politician who played a key role in the country’s struggle for independence and the advancement of women in public life.

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Margaret Ekpo canonical 4

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instanceOf Nigerian politician
feminist
human
nationalist
women's rights activist
activeYears 1940s–1960s
commemoratedIn Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar
countryOfCitizenship British Nigeria
Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1914-07-27
dateOfDeath 2006-09-21
educatedAt Domestic Science and Sewing Institute, Dublin
Hussey College, Warri
Rex Primary School, Creek Town
ethnicGroup Efik people
familyName Ekpo
fullName Margaret Ekpo
givenName Margaret
hasChild one daughter
honor Calabar airport renamed Margaret Ekpo International Airport
knownFor advocacy for women’s suffrage in Nigeria
organizing women’s unions and market women in Eastern Nigeria
role in Nigeria’s struggle for independence
memberOf Aba Township Advisory Board
Eastern Regional House of Assembly
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
movement Nigerian independence movement
women's liberation movement
notableAchievement helped secure voting rights and representation for Nigerian women
pioneered women’s political participation in Eastern Nigeria
notableWork mobilization of women in Aba and Calabar for political participation
occupation activist
dressmaker
politician
teacher
placeOfBirth Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria
placeOfDeath Calabar, Nigeria
linked to: Calabar
politicalIdeology African nationalism
women’s political empowerment
positionHeld member of Eastern Regional House of Assembly
member of House of Chiefs, Eastern Nigeria
representative for Aba Urban (Eastern Nigeria)
religion Christianity
residence Aba, Eastern Nigeria
Calabar, Nigeria
linked to: Calabar
sexOrGender female
spouse John Udo Ekpo
workedWith Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Mbonu Ojike
Nnamdi Azikiwe

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Margaret Ekpo fullName Margaret Ekpo
CBQ namedAfter Margaret Ekpo