Flora Nwapa
Considered Africa’s first internationally published female novelist
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Omu Okwei
Merchant queen’ Omu OOkwei was made Chief of the Ontisha Waterside Settlement and a member of the native court in 1912. In 1936 she was crowned Omu of Osomari. Despite her interaction with British colonisers for trade purposes, she maintained and fought for Igbo beliefs and practises.
Ahebi Ugbabe
Igbo queen of Enugu-Ezike
Adrian Piper
Piper’s distinctly confrontational ability to address pertinent topics around racial segregation and stereotyping have established her voice as one which is fearless, powerful, and hugely influential.