"A groundbreaking and much awaited book, Women in Africa is comprehensive in coverage, interdisciplinary in content, and profound in study. The authors celebrate the women of Africa through a careful insider exploration of the rich and powerful religious, historical, sociological and political agency of these women. In so doing, they weave a unique link between the past and the present in the status and lives of these women and open the study on the future of women's studies. A remarkable achievement that grabs the reader's attention throughout the book and centers the complex facets of African women's lives in the issues that matter in African and global studies." Fatima Sadiqi , Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco. "All-encompassing and compelling exposition about Women in Africa, justifying their study, the way they should be studied and perceived, from precolonial period to contemporary times; fascinatingly, covering the struggles of women over different countries, cultures, spheres of activity and proffering imaginative ideas on bridging the gender gap in Africa." Antonia Taiye Simbine , Research Professor and Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria. "Women in Africa is an indispensable resource for students of Africa.

This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of African women's lives, experiences, and contributions in shaping African history, politics, and society." Aili Mari Tripp , Vilas Research Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.