"Mother of the female rights": as the Nigerian activist threw down a challenge to the king

The teacher, the politician, the anti-colonial activist and one of key figures of fight for the female rights to Nigeria who in the middle of the XX century opposed the king — and won a victory. magazine "Forbes Woman" tell about Funmilayo Rensem-Kuti, still inspiring Nigerian feminists in this difficult from the point of view of protection of the rights of women to the country on January 3, 1949 the Nigerian king Both Samuel Ladapo Ademola II abdicated. It happened in many respects because of fierce protests of the local women dissatisfied with the governor — in 1947 tens of thousands nigeriyek literally besieged its palace. Organizer...