Nneze Akwiwu: The First Female President Of Nigeria
The Story Collider
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4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2016
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
A chance conversation gives Nneze Akwiwu a chance to study in the United States. Nneze Akwiwu is currently a senior Biology major at Spelman College. She thinks of herself as a bubbly, outgoing and very family oriented individual. She has plans of becoming the first female president of Nigeria.
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| 0:00.0 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:04.0 | Is NYU scientists a... |
| 0:06.0 | It felt... |
| 0:07.0 | I felt right. |
| 0:08.0 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:10.0 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:12.0 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:15.0 | Hey, everyone. Hey everyone, I'm Ben Lilly, and welcome to The Story Collider, |
| 0:27.1 | where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:30.2 | This week's stories from Niza Akwewu. |
| 0:32.0 | It was recorded in March 2016 at the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, Georgia, |
| 0:36.7 | as part of the Atlanta Science Festival. |
| 0:50.0 | Growing up in Nigeria, especially if you come from a humble background, like the one I came from, |
| 0:56.0 | and you're a woman, it's not the easiest of experiences. |
| 1:00.0 | I say this because as a woman in Nigeria, the only duty that you have is get married to a good man |
| 1:08.0 | and take care of your kids. |
| 1:10.0 | And your whole world centers on that. |
| 1:13.6 | You're not allowed to have goals, dreams, or visions of your own. |
| 1:18.6 | Your main priorities be the best wife and, you know, make your husband your number one priority. |
| 1:26.6 | Even if you're um dying inside |
| 1:30.3 | nobody cares the first question they're gonna ask you when anyone sees you is how is your |
| 1:34.8 | husband and how are your kids um I remember when I was little I was kind of I was |
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