Florence
Onyebuchi "Buchi" Emecheta left this world on January 25, 2017. She
was aged 72 years. She was the author of more than 20 books.
As usual, I shared the news of her passage on
my Facebook wall and there were tributes from those that loved her.
Someone says
“ I am grateful for women advocates like her. May she rest in peace. Amen”
Someone
else says “Rest in peace ma. Your first book I read was ‘Second Class citizen”.
Someone
else says that she is curious to know what happened to her husband and children.
Honestly, I have been hearing about Buchi Emecheta but I had not probed much
about her. This question caused me to search about her.
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| Buchi Emecheta |
From what I
am reading from Wikipedia, Buchi Emecheta was no
stranger to the issue of gender bias. She was kept at home while her brother
went to school but she somehow managed to convince her parents to send her to
an all-girls missionary school.
She married
early and unfortunately ended up with an abusive man (Yesterday, I pointed out
to a lady that ironically, educated women tend to put up with abuse more than
uneducated women do. This assertion is backed up by research). Thankfully,
Buchi did not let her story end with death from the blow or emotional torture
from an abuser. She left the man at the age of 22 years with 5 children. She
went on to earn a degree as well.
She went on
to become the popular Buchi Emecheta we all remember. You can click on the
links below to learn more about her and her achievements. She did not gain
acclaim by publishing silly lists on Facebook. You may have walked out of or may currently be
in an abusive marriage. Your ‘suffering’ may even be different. It should not
mark the end of your life. You can turn he story around for your own good.
To answer the question that inspired this post, her first daughter, Chiedu Onwordi, died in 1984 (while she was a medical student in Edinburgh) and her estranged husband, Nduka Sylvester Onwordi, died in London in 1986.
To answer the question that inspired this post, her first daughter, Chiedu Onwordi, died in 1984 (while she was a medical student in Edinburgh) and her estranged husband, Nduka Sylvester Onwordi, died in London in 1986.
Thank you,
Buchi Emecheta, for being an inspiration. I pray that the Lord will comfort
your loved ones. Adieu.
References.
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