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14 pages in length. The writer discusses what the concept of rights truly means in relation to African gender inequity, with the general consensus reflecting the respect for and appreciation of one's own unrestricted distinctiveness amidst the broader social spectrum. This is the basis upon which contemporary African women's human rights groups glean their strength and continue to move forward in their quest for equitable gender treatment. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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and courage unknown to todays society. Women of ancient Kemet were not afraid to assert their convictions when it came to issues of political, social and economic importance, with
Queen Nzingha - also known as Jinga and Ginga - representing but one prominent woman who engaged in warfare as a means by which to further the agenda of eliminating
the Portuguese slave trade. Her membership in the ethnic Jagas militant group provided the queen with the necessary force she required in order to combat the slave trade.
"As a visionary political leader, competent, and self sacrificing she was completely devoted to the resistance movement" (Women of Power) by forming alliances with other foreign powers, only to turn
around and pit them against one another as a means by which to release Angola from European influence. The combination of "masculine hardness
and feminine charm" (Women of Power), as well as being quite knowledgeable in religion, enabled Queen Nzingha to utilize an arsenal of political tools when it was necessary. While
her death in 1663 may have been the cause of several steps backwards in her political fight against the Portuguese slave trade, her efforts were not in vain, inasmuch as
they "helped awaken others that followed her and forced them to mount offensives against the invaders" (Women of Power), such as Madame Tinubu of Nigeria; Nandi, the mother of the
great Zulu warrior Chaka; Kaipkire of the Herero people of South West Africa; and the female army that followed the Dahomian King, Behanzin Bowelle (Women of Power). Since that time,
African women have been relegated to a place they share with myriad other oppressive global societies, attaining only a semblance of gender sovereignty over this long stretch of time.
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