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The Conversation: Academic Rigor, Journalistic Flair
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-6-2020
Subjects
Women -- Igbo -- Nigeria -- Social conditions, Women -- Nigeria -- Political activity, Nigeria -- History
Abstract
Selected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how women navigated male-dominated colonial institutions and structures of the time.
African women acted in varied and complex ways to the situations they found themselves in. This ranged from subtle to overt opposition, and sometimes violent resistance.
One response was through petition writing as women took to the pen to articulate their concerns. In my research, I examined several petitions written by Igbo women to British officials during the colonial period. I found that petition writing was part of the complex power politics between the women and the colonial state.
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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39354
Citation Details
Alozie, B. How Igbo Women Used Petitions to Influence British Authorities During Colonial Rule, The Conversation Africa, August 6, 2020, https://theconversation.com/how-igbo-women-used-petitions-to-influence-british-authorities-during-colonial-rule-143309