Title: For women and the nation
First published: 1997
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.
Subjects: Biography, Women political activists, Political activists, Women, political activity, Nigeria, biography
Places: Nigeria
People: Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (1891-1955), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
LC classification: HQ1815.5.Z75 R355 1997