Ayo Vaughan-Richards
Ayo Vaughan-Richards | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1927 |
| Died | 1993 Lagos |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation(s) | Nurse, educationist, socialite, author |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 [1] |
| Family | Vaughan family |
Gladys Ayo Vaughan-Richards (née Vaughan, c. 1927 – 1993) was a Nigerian nurse, educationist, socialite and author.[1] As a descendant of the American freedman Scipio Vaughan, she was a member of the prominent Vaughan family of Lagos.[2][3][4]
After being educated in Lagos and Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.,[5] Vaughan-Richards returned to Nigeria and established the Lagos State School of Nursing, one of the earliest nursing and general care teaching hospitals in the country.[4] She also later produced cosmetic products, being a notable early Nigerian beauty influencer, before eventually becoming an author with the book Black Is Beautiful.[4]
The wife of the influential Nigerian British architect Alan Vaughan-Richards (who took her surname following their marriage in 1959),[1] she raised a family of four children with him on land in Ikoyi that had been gifted to them as a wedding present by the Vaughan family. Her children would ultimately include the Nigerian filmmaker Remi Vaughan-Richards.[1]
In addition to being descended from Scipio, who was a prince of the Owu Egba,[6] Vaughan-Richards was a member of the Akinsemoyin royal family of Lagos.[2][7] She was also related to the women's rights activist Kofo, Lady Ademola, who was her first cousin once removed.[3]
She died in 1993.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Alan Vaughan-Richards". prabook.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ a b "Ayo Vaughan-Richards". chicago tribune.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ a b "Vaughan family tree". muse.jhu.edu. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Black is Beautiful". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "Muriel Snowden Oral History Interview". radcliffe.harvard.edu.
- ^ "Demise of Adewale Thompson's wife revs nostalgia about late jurist". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "The Vaughan-Richards House" (PDF). jarehdas.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.