<P> Chief Funmilayo Ransome - Kuti , MON ( / ˌfʊnmiˈlaɪjoʊ ˈrænsəm ˈkuːti / ; 25 October 1900 -- 13 April 1978 ) , otherwise known as Funmilayo Anikulapo - Kuti , was a teacher , political campaigner , women 's rights activist and traditional aristocrat in Nigeria . She served with distinction as one of the most prominent leaders of her generation . She was also the first woman in the country to drive a car . Ransome - Kuti 's political activism led to her being described as the doyen of female rights in Nigeria , as well as to her being regarded as `` The Mother of Africa . '' Early on , she was a very powerful force advocating for the Nigerian woman 's right to vote . She was described in 1947 , by the West African Pilot , as the `` Lioness of Lisabi '' for her leadership of the women of the Egba people on a campaign against their arbitrary taxation . That struggle led to the abdication of the high king Oba Ademola II in 1949 . </P>
<P> Chief Funmilayo Ransome - Kuti , MON ( / ˌfʊnmiˈlaɪjoʊ ˈrænsəm ˈkuːti / ; 25 October 1900 -- 13 April 1978 ) , otherwise known as Funmilayo Anikulapo - Kuti , was a teacher , political campaigner , women 's rights activist and traditional aristocrat in Nigeria . She served with distinction as one of the most prominent leaders of her generation . She was also the first woman in the country to drive a car . Ransome - Kuti 's political activism led to her being described as the doyen of female rights in Nigeria , as well as to her being regarded as `` The Mother of Africa . '' Early on , she was a very powerful force advocating for the Nigerian woman 's right to vote . She was described in 1947 , by the West African Pilot , as the `` Lioness of Lisabi '' for her leadership of the women of the Egba people on a campaign against their arbitrary taxation . That struggle led to the abdication of the high king Oba Ademola II in 1949 . </P>
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Chief Funmilayo Ransome - Kuti , MON ( / ˌfʊnmiˈlaɪjoʊ ˈrænsəm ˈkuːti / ; 25 October 1900 -- 13 April 1978 ) , otherwise known as Funmilayo Anikulapo - Kuti
Chief Funmilayo Ransome - Kuti , MON ( / ˌfʊnmiˈlaɪjoʊ ˈrænsəm ˈkuːti / ; 25 October 1900 -- 13 April 1978 ) , otherwise known as Funmilayo Anikulapo - Kuti