International Women’s Day – History

Afro-Literati The Nardal Sisters and the Négritude Movement

Kai MoraAugust 1, 2022

The Nardal sisters’ collective legacies underscore the significant role women played in shaping Black identity across the pan-African world and politics. Read more

August/September 2022Best of 2022International Women's Day - History

African Queens A Brief Guide to Ancient Africa’s Female Rulers

The RepublicApril 28, 2022

Despite their wide-ranging impact, many ancient African queens have yet to receive mainstream attention. Read more.

April/May 2022GenderInternational Women's Day - HistoryNigeria

Fearless Fighter The Revolutionary Life of Vera Chirwa

Boetumelo Julianne NyasuluSeptember 8, 2021

In the freedom-fighting legacy of Malawi’s Vera Chirwa, you see the power of emotion and feelings, often devalued in women, as the driver of her activism. Read more.

August/September 2021International Women's Day - HistoryMalawivol5-no3

The Long Walk to Equality Historical Influences on Women in Igbo Society

Chinenye AnikwenzeJanuary 20, 2021

Many Nigerians grow up without a true appreciation of the roles women played in traditional Igbo society. Was British colonialism responsible for women's roles changing and did it cause the Aba Women's War of 1929? Read more.

Best of 2021: EssaysDecember 20/January 21International Women's Day - Historyvol5-no4

Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings

Sada MalumfashiDecember 13, 2019

The feminist champions of Hausa literature have their pens ready, full of fire, energy and imagination, emitting hidden truths through their words, and steadily reinventing the narratives of women in Northern Nigeria.

December 19/January 20Editors Picks: Independence DayInternational Women's Day - HistoryReading Eidvol4-no1vol8-no2