Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa: Professor Achebe
African societies have historically respected wom…
ROCKING OUR PRIORS · Dr Alice Evans
February 2, 20221h 13m
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Show Notes
African societies have historically respected women’s authority, spiritual power, physical strength, and moral judgement. Their cosmology upholds gender complementarity.
Professor Nwando Achebe (Michigan State University) and I discuss pre-colonial gender relations across Africa.
Transcript: https://www.draliceevans.com/post/female-monarchs-and-merchant-queens-in-africa
Book: https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Female+Monarchs+and+Merchant+Queens+in+Africa
Author, Professor Achebe: https://history.msu.edu/people/faculty/nwando-achebe/