Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Margaret Ekpo
1914 – 2006
Nationalist and pioneer of women's political organising
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Why they are here
She organised women into a political force during the independence campaign and took a seat in the Eastern Regional House of Assembly.
Margaret Ekpo was a political leader who played a major role in Nigeria's nationalist movement and in the fight for women's rights.
She became a member of the Eastern Regional House of Assembly, representing the interests of women and of ordinary citizens.
She became a member of the Eastern Regional House of Assembly, representing the interests of women and of ordinary citizens.
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