Sophie Oluwole

Sophie Bosede Oluwole (May 12, 1935 – 23 December 2018) was an African philosopher. Oluwole was the first female doctorate degree holder in philosophy in Nigeria. She was a practitioner of Yoruba philosophy, a way of thinking which stems from the ethnic group based in Nigeria. She was vocal about the role of women in philosophy, and the disproportionate representation of African thinkers in education.