Hajiya Gambo Sawaba: The Fearless Nigerian Activist Who Fought for Women’s Rights
Hajiya Gambo Sawaba: The Fearless Nigerian Activist Who Fought for Women’s Rights Hajiya Gambo Sawaba (1933–2001) was a fearless Nigerian political activist and women’s rights advocate born in Zaria. Orphaned before the age of 13, she was married off early but later divorced and chose activism over domestic life. At just 17 years old (1950),…