1. THE IMAGE OF AFRICAN WOMEN IN A PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY: A STUDY OF BUCHI EMECHETA’S THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD AND AMMA DARKO’S BEYOND THE HORIZON

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION     1.0 Background to the study   Traditionally, African women have played several roles from peace making to peace building across different pre colonial African societies (Amadium, 1997; Ngongo Mbede, 2003; Mohammed, 2003). The existence of African women and their power…Continue Reading »