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The Strong Role The Igbo Women Played In our Pre-Colonial Time To Boost The Igbo Economy Through Farming

  Before the time of the white men (pre-colonial period) in Igbo land, agriculture was the backbone of everything — from food, to how people lived together, to how they saw themselves. As one scholar, Vincent Uchendu, said, agriculture is an "Igbo staff of life." It covers many things like planting crops, food processing, keeping small…

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The Economic Role of Igbo Women in Pre-Colonial Igbo Society

Wealthy Market women in Onicha. G. F. Packer, 1880s. Pitt Rivers Museum.   Igbo women played significant and powerful roles in pre-colonial Igbo society's economy. They supported not just their families, but through the control of the food, craft and market industries, they contributed immensely to their community developments. This article will lead you to the contributions…

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Amoung The Igbo People of Nigeria

Igbo masquerade ©Lasttribe   The Igbo people are a brilliant definition of how variety can foster cultural harmony. The Igbo did not stop being one of Nigeria's most cohesive ethnic groupings, by a common language that brings communities across geographical areas. The Igbo language remains the primary identity marker, signifying the tenacity and continuity of pan-Igbo culture,…

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