African Women

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African Women is written by Chima J. Korieh and published by Cognella Academic Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1934269689 (ISBN 10) and 9781934269688 (ISBN 13).

More than any other text, African Women: A Reader provides students with a much-needed comprehensive introduction to the history and experiences of African women. From a social, political, and economic perspective, the collection traces many facets of African women's experiences from antiquity to the present. The collection also addressed methodological and theoretical issues on the history of African women. The breadth and depth covered in this volume recognizes the diverse geographical and historical experiences of Africa and women's experiences. With twenty-five essays this collection is an important, innovative tool for teaching the history of African women and gender relations and offers a comprehensive context to help students understand the important contributions of women to the making of African societies.