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About the Project
Women's and Labour Movements, Adult and Higher Education in Nigeria
Project Grant
This project will digitize the rich archival materials kept in the Ogunsheye Foundation, located in the city of Ibadan, Nigeria. Together Nigerian co-founders Professor Felicia Adetowun Ogunsheye (née Banjo) and late Professor Ayodele Ogunsheye, established the foundation in the 1990s. This project will focus on two distinct collections in the archive: the personal papers of Professor FA Ogunsheye, activist for women’s rights in different women’s movements, educationist and first female Professor in Nigeria and those of her late husband Professor Ayodele Ogunsheye, labor union activist, educationist for adult education, professor of Economics and businessman.
Project Team
Project Leads
- Felicia Adetowun Ogunsheye, Ogunsheye Foundation
- Segun Ogunsheye, Ogunsheye Foundation
- Sara Panata, Les Afriques dans les Mondes (LAM)/CNRS
Project Members
- Olutayo Adesina
- Folorunso Elaturoti
- Abosede George
- Toun Oyelude
Host Institution
Ogunsheye Foundation (Nigeria)
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Grant Impact
The grant team has reflected on the impact of this grant and offers insight into what this grant means for all members of the team and what the grant will mean for the community reflected in the collection.
"We have been lucky to have our grant approved by UCLA. The community will now have access to our collections through the internet. We shall now have more research students from Universities over the world accessing our collections. Ogunsheye Foundation will get empowered with new equipment to get professional and administrative personnel that can work to achieve the desired goals of the foundation. In conclusion, I want to thank UCLA for approving this grant that will enable us to create awareness and serve our community effectively." - Professor Ogunsheye
"In a world undergoing so much social, intellectual and cultural changes, these rich collections from the remarkable decades of Nigeria's history will amount to a significant investment of the past for generations to come." - Professor Adesina
"It is important that we promote African archives and archiving practices on the African continent. Initiatives that fund the institution as well as the training of new archivists are combining preservation with sustainability- this is important and necessary work." - Dr George
"The Ogunsheye Foundation's collections are of great value to civil society and academics. Professor FA Ogunsheye's collection houses original documents on the history of women's movements in Nigeria and on the connections between these movements, other African women's movements, and international women's organizations. These materials are important and unique primary sources for women's history in Nigeria and Africa. Her documents also provide insight into aspects of the history of higher education in the country. Professor Ayo Ogunsheye's collection, on the other hand, houses important materials to document labour union history in Nigeria and various aspects of Nigeria economic history. Making these collections accessible online is therefore critical to future generations of students, academics, and all those interested in Nigeria's political, social, and economic history " - Dr Panata