Culture | Africa
"When there is no enemy within the enemies outside cannot hurt you"
– African proverb
The History of Black Women
Books - - -
- Berger, Iris, and E. Frances White. 1999. Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Restoring Women to History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- Carter, Cynthia Jacobs. 2003. Africana Woman: Her Story through Time. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
- Falola, Toyin, and Nana Amponsah. 2012. Women's Roles in Sub-Saharan Africa. Westport: ABC-CLIO.
- Knudsen, Christiana Oware. 2016. Ancient West African Women: Toppled Cornerstones. Pneuma Springs Publishing.
- Loth, Heinrich. 1987. Woman in Ancient Africa. Westport, Conn: L. Hill & Co.
- Schwarz-Bart, Simone, and André Schwarz-Bart. 2001. In Praise of Black Women. Vol. 1. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press.
- Sheldon, Kathleen E. 2017. African Women: Early History to the 21st Century. Indiana University Press.
- Sheldon, Kathleen E. 2016. Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Saidi, Christine. 2010. Women's Authority and Society in Early East-Central Africa. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.
- Steady, Filomina Chioma. 2011. Women and Leadership in West Africa: Mothering the Nation and Humanizing the State. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Tyldesley, Joyce A. 1995. Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt. London; New York: Penguin.
- Van Sertima, Ivan. 1984. Black Women in Antiquity. New Brunswick [N.J.] U.S.A.: Transaction Books.
Entrepreneurs / Traders - - -
- Sheldon, Kathleen E. 2016. Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Smith, Cheryl A. 2005. Market Women: Black Women Entrepreneurs: Past, Present, and Future. Westport, Conn: Praeger Publ.
- Women in brewing – Wikipedia
Religion - - -
- Barashango, Ishakamusa. 2001. Afrikan Woman, the Original Guardian Angel: A Collection of Writings on the Black Woman's Creation of and On-Going Contribution to World Civilization. Baltimore, MD: Afrikan World Books.
- Birnbaum, Lucia Chiavola. 2001. Dark Mother: African Origins and Godmothers. San Jose: Authors Choice Press.
- Charumbira, Ruramisai. “Zimbabwe’s Hanging Tree,” Not Even Past [The Department of History:The University Of Texas At Austin]
Religion Cont. - - -
- Jestice, Phyllis G. 2004. Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.
- Olajubu, Oyeronke. 2003. Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere. Albany: State University of New York Press.
- Zogbé, Mama. 2007. The Sibyls: The First Prophetess' of Mami (Wata): Demystifying the Absence of the African
Ancestress as the First Divine Prophetess on Earth. Martinez, GA: Mami Wata Healers Society of North America Inc.
Videos - - -
- The African Kingdom Ruled Only By Queens
- African Queens
- Ancient Treasures of African Women: the Sahara
- Anna Nzinga
- BBC World Service: Queen Amina, "woman as capable as a man"
- BBC World Service: Yaa Asantewaa, Ghana's Warrior Queen
- Black Woman In History Dr John Henrik Clarke
- The Candace's of Kush
- The Female Warriors In History
- Jamaican Queen TV: Warrior Queen Series: Yaa Asantewaa
- The Mino Warriors of Dahomey
- Njinga Rainha de Angola trailer English – [Has English Subtitle]
- Top 5 Warrior African Queens
- Unbiased Black History. Dr Ivan Van Sertiman Black Women in Antiquity