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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Ekpo canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nigerian politician
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feminist ⓘ human ⓘ nationalist ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1940s–1960s ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British Nigeria
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Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-07-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-09-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Domestic Science and Sewing Institute, Dublin
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Hussey College, Warri NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Primary School, Creek Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Efik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ekpo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Margaret Ekpo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| honor | Calabar airport renamed Margaret Ekpo International Airport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women’s suffrage in Nigeria
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organizing women’s unions and market women in Eastern Nigeria ⓘ role in Nigeria’s struggle for independence ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Aba Township Advisory Board
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Eastern Regional House of Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Nigerian independence movement
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women's liberation movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped secure voting rights and representation for Nigerian women
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pioneered women’s political participation in Eastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| notableWork | mobilization of women in Aba and Calabar for political participation ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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dressmaker ⓘ politician ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Calabar, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
African nationalism
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women’s political empowerment ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of Eastern Regional House of Assembly
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member of House of Chiefs, Eastern Nigeria ⓘ representative for Aba Urban (Eastern Nigeria) ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Aba, Eastern Nigeria
NERFINISHED
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Calabar, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | John Udo Ekpo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
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Mbonu Ojike NERFINISHED ⓘ Nnamdi Azikiwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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