When the British came to Ibo land for instance at the beginning of the 20th century and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places and set up their administrations the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt.
I'm excited about there being more of a sisterhood these days. Back in the '90s there was a lot of hate – the women I looked up to as artists were dissing me! It's not so patriarchal these days – there's more love and a lot less hate!
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