Roseline Adewuyi
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Roseline Adewuyi | |
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| Education | Bachelor of Arts (BA), Obafemi Awolowo University; MA, University of Ibadan |
| Occupations | Social educator, Gender advocate and Blogger |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Roseline Adebimpe Adewuyi ⓘ is a Nigerian social educator and feminist.[1][2] In 2020, she was among the sixty women profiled by BusinessDay Women’s Hub in celebration of Nigeria’s 60th independence[3] and a 2018 fellow of Dalai Lama Fellowship[4] due to her work on the development of the girl child.[5][6]
Adewuyi was born in Jos, Plateau State, to a father from Ogbomosho, Oyo State, who is a professor of French literature, and a mother who holds a PhD.[3]
She graduated with a first class in French earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Obafemi Awolowo University graduating as the best female student in the Faculty of Arts[7] and Masters in Art with Distinction from the University of Ibadan finishing as the best graduating student in the Department of European Studies[8]. She also holds a PhD in French Literature, with a graduate concentration in Women and Gender Studies from Purdue University, USA. During her PhD at Purdue University, she received the Student of the Year Award from the Office of the Provost in 2022.[5]
