P. A. Ogundipe

Life Phebean Ogundipe was born in Esa-Oke, Osun State on 6 May 1927 of Ijesha origin.

Ogundipe met her husband, Adebayo Ogundipe, the younger brother of Babafemi Ogundipe, who later rose to become Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters between January and August 1966, while teaching with him at Queen's School, Ede.

In 2013 Ogundipe published a book of memoirs, Up-Country Girl. She died on 27 March 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Works 'Nothing So Sweet', in T. Cullen Young, ed., New African Writing: Short stories by African authors, London: Lutterworth Press, 1947. (ed. with P. Gurrey) Folk Tales and Fables. London: Penguin, 1953. (with Una Maclean and Molly Mahood) 'Three Views of The Swamp Dwellers , Ibadan, Vol. 6 (June 1959), pp. 27–30 Practical English: a comprehensive secondary course. 1965. (with Mabel Dove-Danquah) The Torn Veil, and Other Stories. Evans Bros, 1975. (with Margaret Macaulay and C. E. Eckersley) Brighter grammar : an English grammar with exercises. Harlow: Longman, 1983. New practical English. 1985. Up-Country Girl: A Personal Journey and Truthful Portrayal of African Culture. AuthorHouse, 2013.