Efua Dorkenoo
Efua Dorkenoo (born September 6, 1949 in Cape Coast , Ghana , † October 18, 2014 in London , United Kingdom ) was a Ghanaian suffragette and activist against genital mutilation of girls and women (FGM). She was the founder of The Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development (FORWARD) and chaired it from 1983 until her death in 2014.
Her 1994 work Cutting The Rose: Female Genital Mutilation the Practice and its Prevention was included on the list of Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century.
bibliography
- Tradition! Tradition: A symbolic story on female genital mutilation. 1992
- with Scilla Elworthy : Female Genital Mutilation: Proposals for Change. 1992
- Child Protection and Female Genital Mutilation: Advice for Health, Education, and Social Work Profes. 1992
- Report of the First Study Conference of Genital Mutilation of Girls in Europe / Western World. 1993
- Cutting The Rose: Female Genital Mutilation the Practice and its Prevention. 1994
See also
Web links
- Profile Efua Dorkenoo ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Douglas Martin: Efua Dorkenoo Dies at 65; Key Foe of Genital Cutting in Africa, Middle East. Obituary in The New York Times, October 27, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorkenoo, Efua |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian suffragette |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Coast , Ghana |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 2014 |
| Place of death | London , UK |