#21 - Rewriting the place of Women in Traditional African society

https://lostinour40s.com This episodes nudges us to explore what we've been told about the role that women played in traditional African Society through a look at the 'House of Mumbi' in Kenya and the Dahomey women warriors of Benin characterized as the warriors of Wakanda in the Marvel movie "Black Panther". Resources: "The Perfect Nine - the Epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi" by Ngugi wa Thiong'o "The Creation of Patriarchy" by Garda Lerner "Mary Magdalene Revealed" by Meggan Watterson Nation Newspapers Kenya article by Mukurima Muriuki of 22nd June 2024: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/why-we-are-celebrating-ngugi-wa-thiongo--4665436 (as at 240623) Nation Newspapers Kenya article by unstated author updated on 2nd July 2020 https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/dn2/despite-the-criticism-ngugi-is-still-africa-s-best-writer--744848 (as at 240623) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-true-story-of-the-women-warriors-of-dahomey (as at 240623) by Rachel Jones https://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/overheard/article/who-inspired-wakandas-women-warriors# (as at 240623) transcript of podcast interview between Amy Briggs (host) and Rachel Jones (writer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong%27o#Awards_and_honours (as at 240623)