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“A wonderfully evocative compilation of seven life histories from Kumasi, Ghana, of women Gracia Clark encountered in the course of a lifetime of fieldwork.�

African women's history is a topic as vast as the continent itself, embracing an array of societies in over fifty countries with different geographies, social c

An interdisciplinary study of market women from all parts of Africa shows how, from historical times to the present, African women have used the economic power

In the most comprehensive analysis to date of the world of open air marketplaces of West Africa, Gracia Clark studies the market women of Kumasi, Ghana, in orde

Over the last century, the social and economic roles played by African women have evolved dramatically. Long confined to home and field, overlooked by their men