How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule

Origin date: 6 Aug 2020
Updated: 7 Aug 2020

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Selected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how women navigated male-dominated colonial institutions and structures of the time.

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01Alozie, B. (2020). How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule from The Conversation, 6 August 2020, online. Available at https://theconversation.com/how-igbo-women-used-petitions-to-influence-british-authorities-during-colonial-rule- . Accessed on 7 August 2020.

Last updated · 7 Aug 2020

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South African History Online. (2020, August 7). How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150390

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"How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule." South African History Online, 7 Aug. 2020, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150390. Accessed 21 July 2026.

South African History Online. "How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule." South African History Online. August 7, 2020. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150390.