Sophia Oboshie Doku

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Sophia Oboshie Doku
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Sophia Oboshie Doku

Ghana (Accra)
Nationality Ghanaian
Occupation politician
Known for Member of Parliament

Sophia Margaret Oboshie Doku was a Ghanaian politician and one of the first female parliamentarians in the First Parliament of the First Republic of Ghana under Ghana's first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah. [1] [2]

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Education

Doku was trained as a teacher.

Politics

Doku was a political activist who served under various capacities and one of the Independent struggle activist. [3] [4]

She was also the first woman to serve in the First Republic's first parliament, which was led by President Kwame Nkrumah. However, she did not start her political career with the CPP. She became a founding member of the United Gold Cast Convention (UGCC) and one of the first executive members of the Accra chapter of the party. She was named the Department of Social Welfare's assistant welfare officer in 1953. She then became the first female camp superintendent of the Builders Brigade in 1958. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs - MOWAC". femaleachievers.org. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  2. ↑ Michael. "Sophia Oboshie Doku – GhanaPortals" . Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ↑ Nketiah, Eric (2011-01-01). Distance Forum: A Multidisciplinary Book of Scholarly Articles. AuthorHouse. ISBN   9781456789268.
  4. ↑ "The Forgotten S'heroes' of Ghana's Independence - threesixtyGh". threesixtyGh. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Independence struggle - Role of some influential women". Graphic Online. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  6. ↑ Michael (2017-09-27). "Sophia Oboshie Doku – GhanaPortals" . Retrieved 2025-03-11.


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