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More than the first woman to drive a car: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
❓Did you know that Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian nationalist, educationist, suffragist who advocated for the rights of women through protests. She is known for deposing an exploitative king and sending him into exile, however, she is mostly remembered by most Nigerians as the first Nigerian woman to drive a car.
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