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Dehlia Victoria Umunna. Source: Harvard law school - Harvard University
Biography

Professor Dehlia Victoria Umunna: The Igbo Woman Who Brought Humanity to Harvard Law

Dehlia Victoria Umunna. Source: Harvard Law School - Harvard University The hum of conversation filled the air as students entered Harvard Law School’s Ames Courtroom, where Professor Dehlia Victoria Umunna stood poised to teach. Her calm authority and deep compassion filled the room, yet her journey had begun far from the polished corridors of Cambridge, Massachusetts.…
November 3, 20250Comments

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Ndị Ngwa, around Aba, photographed by Northcote Thomas, c. 1913. MAA Cambridge.
Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

Iko Mbara: Concubinage and the Social Order among the Ngwa Igbo

In the cultural life of the Ngwa Igbo, a significant Igbo sub-group in present-day Abia State, relationships between men and women have always reflected more than personal affection. They express an entire social philosophy of kinship, morality, and economic balance. Among these relationships, one of the most misunderstood yet socially structured institutions was iko…
October 19, 20250Comments

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Portraits of Nwada Nwangborie Iwundu of Ezeoke Nsu and Nze Ukwu Nnadum Nwelue, circa 1821. Credit: Onyeka Nwelue
Historical Studies Photos ⁠Religion and Spirituality

The Return of Nwangborie Iwundu: The Woman Who Brought Christianity to Nsu

Portraits of Nwada Nwangborie Iwundu of Ezeoke Nsu and Nze Ukwu Nnadum Nwelue, circa 1821. Credit: Onyeka Nwelue Nwanyi bụ íhè ụlọ( When a woman shines, the whole household is bright). Before the Missionaries Came Before the late 19th century, Nsu, a cluster of autonomous Igbo villages in present-day Ehime Mbano, Imo State, lived within the…
October 19, 20250Comments

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Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Photos

The Art of Pottery and Spinning

Igbo women making pottery products. Photo by G.T. Basden, 1921 Discover one of the robust heritages of the Igbo people through the skilled hands of its women, crafting earthen pottery with traditional methods. As recorded by various researchers, both indigenous and foreign, who lived among the Igbo people and published their research, they highlighted the significance…
July 28, 20250Comments

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Anthropology and Ethnography

The Influence of Igbo Women in Language and Cultural Exchange: Insights from Colonial Anthropology

Northcote Thomas (1914). Anthropological Report on the Ibo-Speaking Peoples of Nigeria, Vol. IV: Law and Custom of the Ibo of the Asaba District, S. Nigeria, pp. 5 In his 1914  Anthropological Report on the Ibo-Speaking Peoples of Nigeria , British colonial anthropologist Northcote Thomas observed a fascinating dynamic in the Asaba District: Igbo women played a pivotal…
June 25, 20250Comments

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Rich women of Onitsha South East Nigeria, wearing Ivory Anklets
Cultural Heritage

Nwunye Di: The Power of Marriage, Motherhood, and Matrilineal Influence in Igbo Societies

Rich women of Onitsha South East Nigeria, wearing Ivory Anklets The Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria are known for their rich culture, which values family, community, and traditions. Women play a big role in Igbo society as wives ("Nwunye Di"), mothers, and keepers of matrilineal ties. "Nwunye Di" means "wife of the husband" or sometimes "co-wife"…
April 23, 20250Comments

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