Funmilayo Ransom Kuti
To decorate Woman Crush Wednesday today is The Mother of Africa, Chief Funmilayo Ransom Kuti. Popularly referred to as the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria and her advocacy for women.

Here’s a quick background knowledge of the ‘ Doyen of female rights in Nigeria’

Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas was born 25 October 1900 in the south-western region of Abeokuta, Nigeria , to Chief Daniel Olumeyuwa Thomas and Lucretia Phyllis Omoyeni Adeosolu.

She attended Abeokuta grammar school for her secondary education. There after went to England for further education. She soon returned to Nigeria to become a teacher. She married the Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome Kuti on 20 Janurary, 1925.

Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/08/22/chief-funmilayo-ransom-kuti-the-doyen-of-female-rights-in-nigeria/