BA, anthro pologist, bom November 30, 1934, Lagos; married Samuel Adeoye Osinulu 1969, four sons, four daughters; Education: Mt. Carmel Convent School, Ebute-Metta, 1939-46, Church Missionary Society Girls' School, Lagos, 1947-52, United Missionary College, Ibadan, 1953-54, University of London, England, University of Birmingham, En gland, 1965; Career: Appointed Teacher, St Anne's School, Ibadan, 1955-56; Curator, National Museum, Lagos, 1965-67 Programme Officer, African-American Insti tute, 1967-72; appointed Programme Repre sentative/Director, African-American Insti tute, since 1972; fellow, Royal Anthropologi cal Institute; member, Nigerian Anthropo logical and Sociological Association; mem ber, Friends ofthe National Museum Soci ety; member, Nigerian Association of Uni versity Women, National Secretary, 1969- 73, Vice-President, Lagos, 1982-83, Presi dent, 1984, First National Vice-President, 1984; member, National Council ofWomen's Societies; member, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs; member, Seminarianne Alumni Society; member, Methodist Women's Fellowship; member, Clergy Wives Group; member, Inter-De nominational Christian Women; Deaconess, Methodist Church ofNigeria, since 1982; Publications: "Femininity in Yoruba Reli gious Art" in Man in Africa, edited by Dou glas and Kaberry, Travistock Publications, 1969; "Religion and Status of Nigerian Women" In Women andDevelopment, 1976; "The Child in the Family" in The African Child, National Association of University Women, 1979; "The Role of the Market Women in Development" in Women in the Mass Media, 1981; Hobbies: singing, pho tography, walking, climbing, lawn tennis; Of ficial Address: African-American Institute, P.O. Box 2382, Lagos; Home: 5 Ola-Ayeni Street, Off Medical Road, P.O. Box 1178, Ikeja, Lagos State.
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