Discussion Post: Women Africa
I) Niara Sudarkasa- "The Status of Women" in Indigenous African Societies" PDF
i. O. W. Ogbomo and Q. O. Ogbomo - "Women and Society in Pre-colonial Iyede" PDF
ii. Emmanuelle Bouilly, Ophe´lie Rillon & Hannah Cross- "African women's struggles in a gender perspective" PDF
Write down a half-page summary of what you have learnt
II) Women's Rights and Identities in Pre-colonial Africa
Read
i. The Manden Charter
ii. Florence Ebila - ‘A proper woman, in the African tradition': The construction of gender and nationalism in Wangari Maathai's autobiography Unbowed"
Identify how pre colonial African societies protected women's rights, and discuss the powers women had in some of the societies in the article.
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.