Untold Histories of Nigerian Women

'Tayo Agunbiade has used extraordinary reserves of tenacity and determination to bring to light the neglected stories of the Nigerian women who have shaped their country's history. But her book is also full of empathy and love for these women, who battled discrimination in the colonial period and bravely continue to do so today. She has done them proud with this pioneering study, and thereby filled a glaring hole in Nigerian historiography.'Barnaby PhillipsFormer BBC correspondent and author of Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes'An encyclopaedic volume and a truly remarkable work by Tayo Agunbiade, who has managed to write a book which reinstalls Nigeria's women into their country's history over the past century, from 1922-2022. Expertly researched, concisely written and lavishly illustrated, it will surely become the standard work on the subject. Untold Histories of Nigerian Women is exactly what it claims to be, a fascinating record of the lives and experiences of those hitherto largely marginalised from history. Essential reading.'Professor Hakim AdiHistorian of Africa and the African Diaspora, University of Chichester (UK)'The book, ambitious in scope, hitherto, challenges the received wisdom by its examination of male hegemony and, thereby, disrupts narratives. It illustrates how cultural practices and customs, responsible for widespread gender discrimination and solidification of the status quo, were incongruous to natural justice.[…]The extent to which colonialism promulgated and enabled Nigeria's infamously overt sexism is imaginatively illustrated.'Sonia GrantIndependent scholar, contributor to "Cambridge History of Black British Theatre and Performance"