Peasants, Traders, & Wives: Shona Women in the History of Zimbabwe, 1870-1939 (Social History of Africa)

Type

Book

Authors

Elizabeth Schmidt

ISBN 10

0435080660

ISBN 13

9780435080662

Tags

Zimbabwe, Women in History, Women's Studies, Schools & Teaching, Education, Africa, Gender Studies

Description

Dr. Schmidt argues that women were central to the formation of African peasantries in Rhodesia. Yet women's status declined over the course of the colonial period. As political mechanisms threatened the survival of peasant households, women's labor was intensified in the last ditch attempt to stave off the need for male labor migration. - from Amzon

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