Akua Asabea Ayisi

Akua Asabea Ayisi is a feminist, former High Court Judge and first female Ghanaian journalist.[1]

Biography

Akua Asabea Ayisi trained as a journalist and with Mabel Dove-Danquah and Kwame Nkrumah, first president of Ghana, during pre colonial Gold Coast. She worked with the Accra Evening News daily newspaper established by the former president in 1948, writing articles to mobilize people to oppose colonial rule. She particularly edited the "Women's column" of the newspaper, a section that was introduced by Nkrumah to showcase "the elevation of women in the country via his expansion of the educational provision for girls". Ayisi's job of handling the women's column among other reasons were considered radical action at that time.[2]

She took part in a series of political protests dubbed "Positive Action campaign" and was arrested and imprisoned for her involvement. The protests included strikes that called for the boycott of foreign businesses that led to multiple occurrences of rebellion throughout the Gold Coast colony.[2][3]

Ayisi is a graduate of Newnham College at the University of Cambridge, where she studied history, matriculating in 1959.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "22 Amazing Females Who Hold The Title Of "The First Ghanaian Woman" - Ghanaguardian.com". Ghanaguardian.com. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. 1 2 Kwarteng, Francis. "Mabel Dove-Danquah: A Trailblazing Author, Feminist, Politician, Activist & Journalist". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Nkrumah and Ghana's independence struggle". iacenter.org. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. ↑ Newnham College Roll of Alumnae
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