Nwanyeruwa, wacce aka fi sani da Madame Nwanyeruwa, wata ‘yar kabilar Ibo ce da ke zaune a cikin mulkin mallaka a Nijeriya wacce ta yi fice a kan rawar da ta taka a Rikicin Matan Aba, wanda aka fi sani da Yaƙin Mata . Tashin hankalin ya samo asali ne saboda rashin son sanya harajin matan Najeriya a cikin matsin tattalin arziki na Babban Tsananin . Bayan artabu da wani jami’in Warrant na Ibo, Nwanyeruwa ya shirya mace ‘yar Najeriya 10,000 a wata zanga-zangar adawa da mulkin mallaka da hukumomin yankin. Duk da cewa zanga-zangar ba ta haifar da sauye-sauye masu yawa ko yarda da bukatun Nwanyeruwa ba, amma hakan ya haifar da sanya mace cikin tsarin mulkin mallaka na Najeriya. Matakan Nwanyeruwa sun sami yabo daga masana tarihi da yawa, waɗanda suka ambaci ayyukanta a matsayin muhimmin ci gaba a tarihin kishin ƙasa na Afirka. Kodayake ba a san ranar haihuwarta da kuma inda aka haife ta ba, amma wasu masana tarihi sun yi hasashen cewa Nwanyeruwa an haife shi ne a yankin Igboland, yankin da ya mamaye mafi yawan Kudu maso Gabashin Najeriya .