A Feminist Reading of Lola Shoneyin’s the Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

Feminism is an intellectual, political and ideological movement that aims principally, no matter its type, to fight male dominance, exploitation and oppression of woman so as to better her condition in the society and promote her liberation. This struggle for women liberation has been a dominant theme in many literary works including Lola Shoneyin's novel titled The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives. Our present study sought to address such research questions as: What factors of oppression against women and girls has Shoneyin