Dorcas Idowu | |
|---|---|
| Nominated Member of the House of Assembly | |
| In office 1955–1959 | |
| Succeeded by | Josepha Mua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1903 |
Dorcas Ewokolo Idowu (born 27 August 1903) was a Cameroonian politician. She was the first woman to sit in theSouthern Cameroons House of Assembly, and the first female parliamentarian in what is nowCameroon.
Idowu was born in 1903, the daughter of Joseph Lifanjo Ekema.[1] She married Thomas Faguma Idowu and worked as a teacher at the government school inBuea.[1][2]
A member of theKamerun National Congress,[2] Idowu was appointed to the Southern Cameroons House of Assembly in July 1955 as a member representing women's interests,[1] becoming the first female parliamentarian in Cameroon.[2] She remained a member until 1959.[3]