Gladys Casely-Hayford

Gladys Casely-Hayford
Born
Gladys May Casely-Hayford

(1904-05-11)11 May 1904
DiedOctober 1950 (1950-11) (aged 46)
NationalityBritish subject
Other namesAquah Laluah
Occupations
  • Educator
  • writer
SpouseArthur Hunter
ChildrenKobina Hunter
Parent(s)Adelaide Casely-Hayford
J. E. Casely Hayford

Gladys May Casely-Hayford alias Aquah Laluah (11 May 1904 – October 1950) was a Gold Coast-born Sierra Leonean writer. She is credited as the first author to write in the Krio language.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Chipasula, Stella; Chipasula, Frank Mkalawile, eds. (1995). The Heinemann Book of African Women's Poetry. Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-435-90680-1.
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  3. ^ "Casely-Hayford, Gladys: 1904–1950". www.encyclopedia.com.