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

by Cheryl Johnson-Odim, Nina Emma, Nina Emma Mba

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252066138
• ISBN13: 9780252066139
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"