Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81

A giant in the African literary scene died this week. Ama Ata Aidoo was one of the pioneers of African women’s writing, an outspoken feminist and a national hero. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports on her legacy.

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