The role of women in national development in Liberia, 1800-1900

This study examines the role of women in national development in Liberia, 1800-1900. It was during this period that the American Colonization Society(A.C.S.) and its auxiliaries established a colony on the West Coast of Africa for resettlement of African-Americans. About seven thousand women from this group went through a long period of interaction with the indigenous African female population that inhabited the area before settler arrival. The study investigates the interaction processes of the two groups of women from diverse cultures in religion, education and socio-economic activities as the Liberian nation developed throughout the 19th century.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Hoff, Joanna Tenneh Diggs

Contributors dc:contributor

• McGreal, Thomas L.

• History, African
• Women's Studies

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Hoff, Joanna Tenneh Diggs

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924838
(UMI)AAI8924838

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19365