Essi Matilda Forster

Essi Matilda Forster
Born
Essi Matilda Christian

(1922-09-12)12 September 1922
Sekondi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
DiedAugust 1998 (1998-09) (aged 75)
Accra, Ghana
Nationality
EducationGray's Inn
OccupationLawyer
Known for
  • First female native of the Gold Coast to qualify as a lawyer
  • Third woman in British West Africa to qualify as a lawyer
Spouse(s)Edward Francis Bani Forster, m. 1944
Children3

Essi Matilda Forster (12 September 1922 – August 1998) was a Ghanaian lawyer.[1] She was the first female native of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) to qualify as a lawyer.[2][3]

  1. ^ Uwechue, Raph (1991). Africa Who's Who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 676. ISBN 978-0-903274-17-3.
  2. ^ "Pioneer African Women in Law". African Women in Law. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Essi Matilda Forster, a woman of Dominican descent who became Ghana's first female attorney". Dominica News Online. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.