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May 12, 1935 Died on 23 Dec 2018 (aged 83)
Nigerian philosopher
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About Sophie Oluwole
- Sophie Bosede Oluwole (May 12, 1935 – 23 December 2018), also known as Iyanifa (coming from the Yoruba for healer, 'Babalawo'), was an African philosopher. Oluwole was the first female doctorate degree holder in philosophy in Nigeria.
- She was a practitioner of Yoruba philosophy, a way of thinking which stems from the ethnic group based in Nigeria.
- She was vocal about the role of women in philosophy, and the disproportionate representation of African thinkers in education.
