For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria [Paperback]

Cheryl Johnson-Odim (Author), Nina Emma Mba (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0252066138 | ISBN-13: 978-0252066139

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. "For Women and the Nation" is the story of this courageous woman, one of a handful of full-length biographies of African women activists. It will be welcomed by students of women's studies, African history, and biography, as well as by opponents of the Nigerian military regime that has held one of her sons, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, in solitary confinement since August 1995. Cheryl Johnson-Odim, chair and associate professor of history at Loyola University in 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".

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0252066138
• ISBN-13: 978-0252066139
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars For Women and the nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria by Johnson-Odim & Mba, July 19, 2005

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Dr. Hakeem I. Tijani (USF, Joliet, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria (Paperback)

This is the first historical narrative about the life and times of late Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. The authors are qualified based on their extensive research about women and nationalist movement in Nigeria. They lucidly show the local beginning of Funmilayo, and her international connections. The radicalization of Funmilayo is explained by British ineptitude and unreceptive posture towards nationalist issues, devolution, and the the transfer of power. To them, Funmilayo was not only a dominant figure during the period, she was a fomidable player in postcolonial politics as well. Whether or not Funmilayo was a communist, a fellow traveler, or someone that exploited ideology to better her aspiration and that of the women folks is left to readers to judge. Well written, readeable and concise; this is a must for all interested in women, nationalist politics in Nigeria, and the emergent gender dominated civil society in colonial and postcolonial Nigeria.