African societies have historically respected women’s authority, spiritual power, physical strength, and moral judgement. Their cosmology upholds gender complementarity.

Professor Nwando Achebe (Michigan State University) and I discuss pre-colonial gender relations across Africa.

Transcript: https://www.draliceevans.com/post/female-monarchs-and-merchant-queens-in-africa

Book: https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Female+Monarchs+and+Merchant+Queens+in+Africa

Author, Professor Achebe: https://history.msu.edu/people/faculty/nwando-achebe/