Joana Foster Explained

Joana Foster
Birth Date:15 February 1946
Nationality:Ghanaian
Boards:AWDF, WILDAF
Spouse:Michael Foster
Occupation:Lawyer, Women's rights activist
Movement:Feminism, Nuclear disarmament[1]
Family:Richard Wilkinson and Helen Wilkinson

Joana Foster (15 February 1946 – 5 November 2016) was a Ghanaian-British activist and lawyer.[2]

Early life

Joana was born in Ghana and attended Achimota School.[3]

Education

Joana was educated in Ghana and United Kingdom. She read law at Leeds University then went on to qualify as a lawyer, and later lectured in various Colleges.[4]

Career

Joana was a lawyer by profession.

Awards and recognition

Joana co founded the African Women's Development Fund along with Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi and Hilda M. Tadria in 2000.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WHRD Tribute. AWID Women's Right. AWID Women's Right. 6 May 2017.
  2. Web site: LOUD WHISPERS: Joana Silochina Foster (1946-2016). Above Whispers. Above Whispers. 4 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. Sekyiamah. Nana Darkoa. Joana Foster: 'She made African women realise they can do anything'. The Guardian. The Guardian. 6 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Mrs. Joana Foster. Gender Center Ghana. Gender Center Ghana. 4 March 2017. 5 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305050128/http://gendercentreghana.org/?p=765. dead.
  5. Web site: Joana Foster: 'She made African women realise they can do anything'. The Guardian. Guardian. 4 March 2017.

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