Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (née Adelana) and Obafemi Awolowo with their family NPG x171545

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Bassano Ltd

Born in Nigeria, Hannah's family were part of the small Ikenne community. As a girl she attended the Methodist Girls High School in Lagos. Aged 22, she married Obafemi Awolowo an aspiring politician. He affectionately and famously referred to his wife as his “jewel of inestimable value”. She campaigned with her husband, touring the country, and continued to represent her husband when he was in jail by standing up for elections. As a businesswoman she dealt in textiles and also became the first distributor... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.