Ronke Doherty

Queenie Ronke Doherty (born in 1916) was a Nigerian women's leader who served as president of the National Council of Women's Societies from 1976 to 1980. She was among the few women appointed into political positions in the 1970s. She was the wife of Richard Adeeyo Doherty, former Speaker of the Western House of Assembly

Quotes

• Indeed, it was obvious that some of us had been nursing the minister's idea before the overture.
  • Recalling the formation of the National Council of Women's Societies (NCWS), she explained that several women's leaders had already been considering the idea of creating a national umbrella organization before the government's encouragement.

• Many had desired the various societies to attempt and see with or cultivate the same vision by forming a council for these societies because we believed the saying that a forest is made by a collection of trees.
  • Continuing her recollection of why Nigeria's women's organizations united under a single national body, emphasizing the strength of collective action.