Margaret Ekpo

==Early life and education==
Margaret Ekpo was born in Creek Town, [[Cross River State]], to the family of Okoroafor Obiasulor [who was originally from Aguluzigbo, a rural town in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State]<ref>Stella A. Effah-Attoe and Solomon Odini Jaja,'Margaret Ekpo: Lioness in Nigerian Politics', ALF Publications, 1993</ref> and Inyang Eyo Aniemikwe. Through her mother, she was a member of the royal family of King [[Eyo Honesty II]] of Creek Town.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://litcaf.com/ekpo-margaret/|website=Litcaf.com|title=person page|accessdate=3 November 2020}} </ref> She reached standard six of the school leaving certificate in 1934. However, her goals of further education in teachers training were put on hold after the death of her father in 1934. She then started working as a pupil-teacher in [[elementary schools]]. She married a doctor, John Udo Ekpo, in 1938.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Margaret Ekpo – Illustrated Women in History|url=https://illustratedwomeninhistory.com/margaret-ekpo-was-a-nigerian-womens-rights/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

He was from the [[Ibibio people|Ibibio]] ethnic group, while she was of [[Igbo people|Igbo]] and [[Efik people|Efik]] heritage. The couple later moved to Aba.{{fact|date=February 2022}}

In 1946, she had the opportunity to study abroad at what is now [[Dublin Institute of Technology]], [[Dublin]] [[Ireland]]. She earned a diploma in [[domestic science]] and on her return to Nigeria she established a Domestic Science and Sewing Institute in Aba.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Margaret Ekpo|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/the-ultimate-cheat-sheet-on-ecology/|last=PR2J3C4|date=2014-11-25|website=PR2J3C4 - Nigeria @ Her Best|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> She was in the woman’s rights activist