Julie Okoh

Juliana Omoifo Okoh (born Ubiaja, 5 August 1947) is a Nigerian playwright, educator and feminist activist who was professor of theatre theory at the University of Port Harcourt from 2004 to 2017. Dealing with issues concerning women in society, her plays include The Mannequins (1997), Edewede (2000) and Closed Doors (2007). She was a Fulbright Scholar and in 2011 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists (SONTA)

Quotes

 * every woman needs a voice to speak where she cannot speak and I made myself available.
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 * In life we all have that tinge of what we actually are on the inside.
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 * Passion for humanity and getting things done right and standing up to the ills of the society and speaking about them.
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