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For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria
Cheryl Johnson-Odim
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Paperback. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian feminist who fought for suffrage and equal rights for her countrywomen long before the second wave of the women's movement in the United States. She also joined the struggle for Nigerian independence as an activist in the anticolonial movement. This book presents the story of this courageous woman. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian activist who fought for suffrage and equal rights for her countrywomen long before the second wave of the women's movement in the United States. Her involvement in international women's organizations led her to travel the world in the period following World War II. She championed the causes of the poor and downtrodden of both sexes as she joined the anticolonial movement struggling for Nigeria's independence.
For Women and the Nation is the story of this courageous woman. One of a handful of full-length biographies of African women, let alone of African women activists, ... Read more
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian activist who fought for suffrage and equal rights for her countrywomen long before the second wave of the women's movement in the United States. Her involvement in international women's organizations led her to travel the world in the period following World War II. She championed the causes of the poor and downtrodden of both sexes as she joined the anticolonial movement struggling for Nigeria's independence.
For Women and the Nation is the story of this courageous woman. One of a handful of full-length biographies of African women, let alone of African women activists, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
345 g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252066139
SKU
V9780252066139
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Ref
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About Cheryl Johnson-Odim
Cheryl Johnson-Odim, chair and associate professor of history at Loyola University Chicago, is coeditor of Expanding the Boundaries of Women's History. Nina Emma Mba, senior lecturer in history at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, is the author of Nigerian Women Mobilized and Ayo Rosijc.
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