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Ifi Amadiume
Nigerian poet, anthropologist, and essayist
Ifi Amadiume was born on April 23, 1947. She is a Nigerianpoet, anthropologist, and essayist.
At the age of 46, she joined the Religion Department of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, US, in 1993.
Amadiume, Ifi () Male Daughters, Female Husbands: gender and sex in an African society.
[1] During her life she has authored and contributed to a total of 13 works.
Biography
Born in Kaduna to Igbo parents, Ifi Amadiume was educated in Nigeria before moving to Britain in 1971.
She studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, gaining a BA (1978) and PhD (1983) in social anthropology respectively.[2] During her time at the School of oriental and African Studies, University of London she earned a certification in Hausa.[3] She was a research fellow for a year at the University of Nigeria, Enugu, and taught and lectured in the UK, Canada, US and Senegal.[4] In July of 2000 she became a full-time professor of Religion while also teaching A