Lati Hyde-Forster

Lati Hyde-Forster
Lati Hyde-Forster, 1975
Lati Hyde-Forster, 1975
BornLatilewa Christiana Hyde
(1911-06-14)14 June 1911
Freetown, British Sierra Leone
Died12 September 2001(2001-09-12) (aged 90)
Freetown, Sierra Leone
OccupationTeacher and principal
NationalityBritish Subject, Sierra Leonean
EducationUniversity of Cambridge, Boston College

Lati Hyde-Forster, MBE (14 June 1911 – 12 September 2001) was the first woman to graduate Fourah Bay College.[1][2] She was also the first African woman school principal in Sierra Leone.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b africanvoice (26 October 2017). "The Krios of Sierra Leone – Pioneers throughout Africa - African Voice Newspaper". African Voice Newspaper. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Conton, Miatta (27 September 2001). "Tribute to the First Female Fourah Bay College Graduate Latilewa Christiana Hyde". Concord Times (Freetown). Retrieved 28 June 2018.