For women and the nation
Subtitle: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria
By: Cheryl Johnson-Odim and Nina Emma Mba.
Contributors: Mba, Nina Emma.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Ransome-Kuti, Funmilayo, 1900-1978; Ransome-Kuti, Israel Oludotun, 1891-1955; Women political activists -- Nigeria -- Biography; Political activists -- Nigeria -- Biography
Description: 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.

For Women and the Nation is the story of this courageous woman. One of a handful of full-length biographies of African women, let alone of African women activists, it will be welcomed by students of women's studies, African history, and biography, as well as by those interested in exploring the historical background of Nigeria.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-190) and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical background; title: "We two form a multitude" : the ancestors; title: "When love whispers" : early marriage and family life; title: "Lioness of Lisabi" : the fall of a ruler; title: "A true citizen" : the national arena; title: "For their freedoms" : the international sphere; title: "Virtue is better than wealth" : death and legacy.