African women. From a social, political, and economic perspective, the collection traces many facets of African women’s experiences from antiquity to the present. The collection also addressed methodological and theoretical issues on the history of African women. The breadth and depth covered in this volume recognizes the diverse geographical and historical experiences of Africa and women’s experiences. With twenty-five essays this collection is an important, innovative tool for teaching the history of African women and gender relations and offers a comprehensive context to help students understand the important contributions of women to the making of African societies.Chima J. Korieh specializes in African History, Gender Studies, and Comparative Slavery. A member of the Marquette University History faculty since 2007, Dr. Korieh’s research and teaching focuses on social and economic change in colonial Africa. Prior to joining Marquette, he was associate professor of African history at Rowan University in New Jersey. Dr. Korieh earned his doctorate at the University of Toronto in 2003. He is the author of The Land Has Changed: History, Society and Gender in Colonial Eastern Nigeria (University of Calgary Press, 2010). Dr. Korieh was a British Academy fellow at Oxford University, UK in 2008.

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