Ama Ata Aidoo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Christina Ama Ata Aidoo 23 March 1942 Abeadzi Kyiakor, Gold Coast (now Ghana) |
| Died | 31 May 2023 (aged 81)[a] Accra, Ghana |
| Occupation |
|
| Education | Wesley Girls' High School |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Genre |
|
| Subject | |
| Notable works |
|
| Notable awards | Commonwealth Writers' Prize 1992 |
Ama Ata Aidoo (23 March 1942 – 31 May 2023)[1] was a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright, politician, and academic.[2][3] She was Secretary for Education in Ghana from 1982 to 1983 under Jerry Rawlings's PNDC administration. Her first play, The Dilemma of a Ghost, was published in 1965, making Aidoo the first published female African dramatist.[4] As a novelist, she won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1992 with the novel Changes. In 2000, she established the Mbaasem Foundation in Accra to promote and support the work of African women writers.[5]
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
- ^ Danquah, Nana-Ama (2 June 2023). "We are here: In memory of Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Ama Ata Aidoo | Ghanaian writer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Hugon, Anne (31 August 2021). "Aidoo, Ama Ata". African History. Oxford Research Encyclopedias. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.469. ISBN 978-0-19-027773-4. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Banyiwa Horne, Naana (2001). "Aidoo, Ama Ata". Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing. Routledge.
- ^ "Welcome to Mbaasem". Mbaasem Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2019.