▁disc ou rag ing ▁women ▁from ▁entering ▁bronze ▁found ries . ▁O low u ▁attended ▁Holy ▁Child ▁College , ▁where ▁she ▁developed ▁a ▁love ▁for ▁reading . ▁She ▁continued ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Science ▁School ▁where ▁she ▁major ed ▁in ▁bot any , ▁chem istry , ▁and ▁zo ology , ▁which ▁she ▁later ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁girls ' ▁grammar ▁school . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁she ▁married ▁her ▁high ▁school ▁friend , ▁Bab at unde ▁O low u , ▁and ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁child ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁education ▁by ▁en rolling ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Niger ia , ▁however ▁she ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁school ▁after ▁finishing ▁her ▁first ▁year . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁teaching ▁once ▁home ▁and ▁regularly ▁organized ▁art ▁shows ▁for ▁her ▁female ▁students , ▁which ▁eventually ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Ben in ’ s ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁department , ▁who ▁invited ▁her ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁program . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁she ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁her ▁post - grad uate ▁study , ▁which ▁included ▁her ▁th esis ▁on ▁“ An ▁Investig ation ▁into ▁Ben in ▁C ire ▁P erd ue ▁Cast ing ▁Te chni que ." ▁This ▁accomplish ment ▁made ▁her ▁the ▁university ' s ▁first ▁female ▁recip