The University of Ghana’s first female graduate was Elizabeth Frances Baaba Sey.
The momentous achievement was made by her in 1953, just four years before Ghana gained independence.
In 1950, the late Frances Sey was accepted into the Bachelor of Arts programme at what was then the University College of the Gold Coast.
After completing her secondary education at Accra’s Achimota School, she did this.
She was the first female graduate of the University of Ghana from Ghana.
In her honour, one of the University’s halls have been named after her.
Elizabeth Sey hall lies on the stretch of hostels lined up on the legon campus.
The 400 room hall was established in 2011 to commemorate her contributions to the school.
Family life
The late Elizabeth Frances Sey was married to Mr. Samuel Sey, former chairman of the Barclays Bank Ghana Limited.
Mr. Sey, at that time, doubled as the chairman of the University of Ghana Council.
The couple died in the same year, 1991, and left behind two children.
Teaching career in Girls Schools
After graduating, she became the Education Officer for Sekondi, Western region.
The late Elizabeth Sey was Head of the English Department at the Achimota School until retiring in 1987.
She taught at a number of girls’ schools including Wesley Girls’ High School, Cape Coast; Saint Louis Secondary School in Kumasi; and so on.