The legendary Alhaja Humuani Alaga(3rd from left) with members of the National Council of Women Societies(NCWS)
Humuani Alaga(1897- 1993) Businesswoman, Activist and Philanthropist.
Born in Ibadan. With no Western education, she became one of the
wealthiest business women of her time. She led several protests for
Womens Rights and Co-founded the NCWS in 1959. She formed the
Isabatudeen Womens Society and founded the first Islamic Girls School in
Ibadan. In 1961 she was awarded an MBE by HM the Queen. She held the
title of Otun Iyalode of Ibadan.
(photo: Humuani Alaga: Obinrin Takuntakun by Prof T.G.O Gbadamosi)
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