The late Aidoo in her lifetime received several literary honours and awards, among which is the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Change.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Ghanaian author and feminist, Ama Ata Aidoo, has died at the age of 81, her family said in a statement on Wednesday.
Aidoo died after a short illness, the statement further said.
“The family of Prof Ama Ata Aidoo with deep sorrow but in the hope of the resurrection, informs the general public that our beloved relative and writer passed away in the early hours of this morning Wednesday 31st May 2023, after a short illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course,” the statement said.
The family also requested privacy to allow members to mourn her passing.
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The late Aidoo in her lifetime received several literary honours and awards, among which is the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Change.
She commended and illustrated the plight of African women in works like Changes, Our Sister Killjoy, and The Dilemma of a Ghost.
She was Secretary for Education in Ghana from 1982 to 1983 under the Jerry Rawlings’ PNDC administration.
In 2000, Aidoo established the Mbaasem Foundation to promote and support the work of African women writers.
Her plays include – The Dilemma of a Ghost, produced at Legon in 1964, Pittsburgh in 1988, Anowa was published in 1971 and produced at the Gate Theatre in London in 1991.
