At a young age, Buchi Emecheta overcame many hardships to obtain her education in a time when educating girls was not a priority.
She got married in her mid-teens and eventually joined her husband in London, where she was
made to provide financially for an abusive husband and the children they kept having. She later left him - she was 22 years old, alone, broke
and had 5 children to take care of by herself, and thus had to go on welfare. She was determined to rise from poverty, be a good mother, and get her
college education.
She got her Sociology degree while working and raising 5 kids, and later went on for an advanced degree. She also continued to write, and
eventually became one of the best and most internally known women writers that Nigeria can boast of, writing books for both young and old, and getting her education while raising her children by herself. Some of her books talk about
her life, and as you can see from below.
She got married in her mid-teens and eventually joined her husband in London, where she was
made to provide financially for an abusive husband and the children they kept having. She later left him - she was 22 years old, alone, broke
and had 5 children to take care of by herself, and thus had to go on welfare. She was determined to rise from poverty, be a good mother, and get her
college education.
She got her Sociology degree while working and raising 5 kids, and later went on for an advanced degree. She also continued to write, and
eventually became one of the best and most internally known women writers that Nigeria can boast of, writing books for both young and old, and getting her education while raising her children by herself. Some of her books talk about
her life, and as you can see from below.
