Lati Hyde-Forster
Lati Hyde-Forster | |
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Sierra Leonean | |
| Education | University of Cambridge, Boston College |
Lati Hyde-Forster,
MBE (14 June 1911 – 12 September 2001) was the first woman to graduate Fourah Bay College.[1][2] She was also the first African woman school principal in Sierra Leone.[1][2]
Early life and education
Latilewa Christiana Hyde was born on 14 June 1911 in
registrar of births and deaths in Murray Town.[2]
Both of her parents were Krios.[1]
She went to secondary school at Annie Walsh Memorial School.[1] In 1938, she was the first woman to graduate from Fourah Bay College.[1]
She got married in 1947 and became Latilewa Hyde-Forster.[1]
Career
In 1947, Hyde-Forster was a senior teacher at Methodist Girls High School in
Gambia.[1]
In 1961, she returned to Annie Walsh Memorial School as Vice-Principal and in 1961 became the first black female principal in Sierra Leone.[1]
Honors
Hyde-Forster received an
MBE for her services to education and the community.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k africanvoice (26 October 2017). "The Krios of Sierra Leone – Pioneers throughout Africa - African Voice Newspaper". African Voice Newspaper. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Conton, Miatta (27 September 2001). "Tribute to the First Female Fourah Bay College Graduate Latilewa Christiana Hyde". Concord Times (Freetown). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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