Eunice Lubega Posnansky

Eunice Lubega posnansky
Died2003 (2004)
Los Angeles
CitizenshipUganda
EducationMakerere University

Oxford University

University of Ghana
OccupationsEducator, librarian, President of the Uganda Association of University Women and director of Women's Education in 1965
Years active1955–1994
SpouseMerrick Posnansky (1931 –2024)

Eunice Lubega Posnansky was the first African woman to graduate from Makerere University, in 1955; she was a pioneer in women's education in Uganda and served as a librarian. She also plays a role in education and library development in Ghana and the United States of America.

Background and education

Eunice Lubega Posnansky was born in Uganda, she was an educator and librarian and the first African woman to receive a degree at Makerere University in 1955, also studied education at Oxford University, in 1967 she took a degree in Library Studies from Ghana.[1][2][3]

Career

Eunice was the first African President of the Uganda Association of University Women and in 1965 director of Women's Education.[2]

Eunice taught at Gayaza High School, Lubiri secondary school, she was also an assistant librarian at the University of Ghana, she worked in several California UCLA libraries from 1977 and also taught for the Los Angeles Unified School District until retirement in 1994.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Eunice Posnansky Obituary (2003) – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eunice Lubega is why we should be ashamed by how little we know about ourselves". Monitor. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Mildred Europa (10 March 2019). "This Ugandan became the first female graduate in East and Central Africa". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
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