Letitia Obeng
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Letitia Eva Takyibea Obeng FGA was the first Ghanaian woman to obtain a degree in zoology and the first to be awarded a doctorate. She is described as "the grandmother of female scientists in Ghana". Wikipedia
Born: January 10, 1925, Anum, Ghana
Died: March 27, 2023 (age 98 years)
Children: Eddie Obeng
Education: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Birmingham, and Achimota School