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Wright, Donela C. "The Home as Refuge: Locating Homeplace Theory Within the Afrocentric Paradigm." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/391281.

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African American Studies<br>Ph.D.<br>This project will expand and extend the current concept of homeplace, as offered by cultural critic and scholar bell hooks. In doing so, it will assess the various ways that home has been constructed by persons of African descent, and suggests that homeplace is a form of maroonage that is manifested both physically and psychologically. In addition to conceptually theorizing on homeplace, this project will also introduce Homeplace Theory, a theoretical prescriptive to the issue of diminished and erased cultural consciousness amongst persons of African descen

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Thornton, Katherine J. "Implications of governmental and organizational response to displaced Africana women in Atlanta, Georgia and Johannesburg, South Africa." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1998. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1418.

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This study traces the history of homelessness and identifies its causes. It also takes note of various responses to homelessness in America and to displacement in South Africa. Oral histories, taken from women housed in Atlanta, Georgia in a drug and alcohol abuse program and a women's shelter and in Johannesburg, South Africa in a squatters' camp and a women's shelter, are used to ascertain the extent of displacement among females, their perceptions of the responses to their various situations, and their feelings about what services are still needed. The study concludes with recommendations a

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Bryant, Regina L. "Speaking the invisible : Africana women, black identity, and alienation in the works of Nella Larsen and Tsitsi Dangarembga." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2003. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1.

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This study examines black identity and alienation Nella Larsen's and Tsitsi Dangarembgal’s Passing and Nervous Conditions. The novels demonstrate the authors' interpretation of the conditions within their respective societies of the impact of slavery and colonization on Africana women. As a springboard in the development of these issues, Frantz Fanon's seminal works Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth and the DuBoisian notion of double consciousness were used in analyzing the attitudes and behaviors of the oppressed and oppressor of Africana women. This study was based on the

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Keiler-Bradshaw, Ahmon J. "Voices of the Earth: A Phenomenological Study of Women in the Nation of Gods and Earths." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/aas_theses/2.

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Historically, Black women have often been excluded from the discussion on leadership. This thesis argues that the leadership roles of the women in the Nation of Gods and Earths are consis-tent with the concepts of both Africana womanism and Black women’s leadership. However, through an analysis of Earth’s oral testimonies, this research concludes that though racism is the most pervading obstacle faced by Black people, The Nation of Gods and Earths must address and reevaluate the sexism that exists within its doctrine and practice. By doing so, the group can be-gin to recognize Black women’s le

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Miranda, Luisa de. "Giving voice to silent endurance in selected short stories by contemporary South African women." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18352.

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Mestrado em Estudos Ingleses<br>This work focuses on and responds to selected short stories by contemporary South African women writers, namely Bessie Head, Sindiwe Magona and Farida Karodia. My readings will foreground the way these writers draw attention to the "ordinary" in contrast to the "spectacle" as defined by the writer and critic Njabulo Ndebele in South African Liferature and Culture: Rediscovery of the Ordinary (1991), as well as show how a pattern of both postcolonial and feminist issues and concerns are introduced and developed in the stories. The engagement with issues o

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Thompson, Joy Janetta. "The Return: Understanding why Black Women Choose to "Go Natural"." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95891.

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The purpose of this study is to analyze and understand why some Black women in Greensboro, North Carolina have made the decision to wear their hair naturally, in its original kinky, curly, non-straightened form. I’ve chosen this topic because “in our society, long straight hair has generally been considered the gold standard for attractiveness” (Rosette & Dumas, 2007, p. 410) and by deviating from that gold standard, Black women are affected, personally and politically. In my perspective, it is important to understand why a woman would opt to make this choice, knowing the potential backlash sh

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Aboderin, Olutoyosi Abigail. "More Than a Hashtag: An Examination of the #BlackGirlMagic Phenomenon." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/592065.

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African American Studies<br>M.L.A.<br>Cashawn Thompson, who is credited for coining the phrase “Black girls are magic” which was later shortened to Black Girl Magic, says in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that “at its core, the purpose of this movement is to create a platform where women of color can stand together against “the stereotyping, colorism, misogynoir and racism that is often their lived experience.” Julee Wilson, Fashion Senior Editor at Essence Magazine, reflects Thompson in her article written for HuffPost saying, “Black Girl Magic is a term used to illustrate the univer

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Nzute, Anastesia. "Utilisation of insecticide treated nets among women in rural Nigeria : themes, stories, and performance." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/620391.

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Background: The effect of Malaria attack on maternal and child health in Nigeria is high compared with other countries in sub Saharan Africa. This problem has been a persistent issue in Nigeria and many researchers have tried to proffer solutions. Insecticide treated nets (ITN) have been identified as providing approximately 80% protection against malaria attack. However, all the measures put in place to control malaria failed to meet up with the set target of the Roll Back Malaria Initiative, which aimed at reducing malaria deaths in Nigeria by half by 2010 in line with the Millennium Develop

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Browne, Arianna. "The Ill-Treatment of Their Countrywoman: Liberated African Women, Violence, and Power in Tortola, 1807-1834." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2021. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2307.

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In 1807, Parliament passed an Act to abolish the slave trade, leading to the Royal Navy’s campaign of policing international waters and seizing ships suspected of illegal trading. As the Royal Navy captured slave ships as prizes of war and condemned enslaved Africans to Vice-Admiralty courts, formerly enslaved Africans became “captured negroes” or “liberated Africans,” making the subjects in the British colonies. This work, which takes a microhistorical approach to investigate the everyday experiences of liberated Africans in Tortola during the early nineteenth century, focuses on the violent

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Blasingame, Dionne. "The Trauma of Chattel Slavery: A Womanist Perspective Women on Georgia in Early American Times." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_theses/138.

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This thesis explores the psycho-socio-cultural dynamics that surrounded black womanhood in antebellumGeorgia. The goal is twofold: first, to examine how slave narratives, testimonies, and interviews depicted the plight of enslaved black women through a womanist lens and second, to discover what political and socio-cultural constructions enabled the severe slave institution that was endemic toGeorgia. Womanist theory, psychoanalytic theory, and trauma theory are addressed in this study to focus on antebellum or pre-Civil WarGeorgia.

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Ogwude, Haadiza N. "Popular Nigerian Women's Magazines and Discourses of Femininity: A Textual Analysis of Today's Woman, Genevieve, and Exquisite." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou161643816575918.

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Mkhize, Gabisile. "African Women| An Examination of Collective Organizing Among Grassroots Women in Post Apartheid South Africa." Thesis, The Ohio State University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3710319.

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<p> This dissertation examines how poor black South African women in rural areas organize themselves to address their poverty situations and meet their practical needs – those that pertain to their responsibilities as grandmothers, mothers, and community members – and assesses their organizations' effectiveness for meeting women's goals. My research is based on two groups that are members of the South African Rural Women's Movement. They are the Sisonke Women's Club Group (SSWCG) and the Siyabonga Women's Club Group (SBWCG). A majority of these women are illiterate and were <i>de j

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Mkhize, Gabisile Promise. "African Women: An Examination of Collective Organizing Among Grassroots Women in Post Apartheid South Africa." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1357308299.

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Aceves, Sara. "Ain't I a Muslim woman?: African American Muslim Women Practicing 'Multiple Critique'." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2010. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/38.

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This thesis explores both limits and possibilities. It reflects on processes of appropriation, re-signification and critique as practiced variably by African American Muslim women. I situate these processes within the concept of multiple critique, for specifically three moments-Sherman Jackson's Third Resurrection, the black feminist tradition, and Islamic feminisms.

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Labode, Modupe Gloria. "African Christian women and Anglican missionaries in South Africa : 1850-1910." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333301.

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Wallace, Barbara Elizabeth. "'Fair daughters of Africa' : African American women in Baltimore, 1790-1860 (Maryland)." Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning, 2005. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?res_dat=xri:ssbe&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_dat=xri:ssbe:ft:keyresource:G_Rel_Diss_02.

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Banda, Roselyn Chigonda. "EVERY WOMAN HAS A STORY: NARRATIVES OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN WOMEN IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1429373672.

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Bisschoff, Lizelle. "Women in African cinema : an aesthetic and thematic analysis of filmmaking by women in Francophone West Africa and Lusophone and Anglophone Southern Africa." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2337.

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This study focuses on the role of women in African cinema – in terms of female directors working in the African film industries as well as the representation of women in African film. My research specifically focuses on francophone West African and lusophone and anglophone Southern African cinemas (in particular post-apartheid South African cinema). This research is necessary and significant because African women are underrepresented in theoretical work as well as in the practice of African cinema. The small corpus of existing theoretical and critical studies on the work of female African film

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Sesanti, Simphiwe Olicius. "Burial practices, African women, and Islam in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa." Thesis, University of Port Elizabeth, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/346.

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Early in 2003, African Muslims in Uitenhage’s township, Kwa-Nobuhle, learnt that Muslim women, led by Sheikh Nceba Salamntu, in South Africa’s Port Elizabeth New Brighton township, were allowed, contrary to previous practice, to follow a funeral procession right up to the graveyard. The resultant discomfort on the one hand, and excitement on the other caused by this event among Muslims in the township, forms the basis of this research. It gives focus to Muslim women, the ones most affected by their customary restriction from the gravesites. The researchi exposes the basis for women’s exclusion

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Ojong, Vivian Besem A. "The study of independent African migrant women in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) : their lives and work experiences." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/934.

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A research project submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2002.<br>African migration to South Africa is not a recent phenomenon bu in recent history, dates back to about one hundred and fifty years when African men migrated from some southern African countries to work in the South African mines. During this period however, the apartheid regime restricted African entry into the labour market of South Africa to contract mine workers, who were obviously men. Due to the abolit

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Kusi, Carolyn Amelia. ""Am I not a woman" : the myth of the strong black woman." Toledo, Ohio : University of Toledo, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=toledo1263223895.

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Thesis (M.L.S.)--University of Toledo, 2010.<br>Typescript. "Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for The Master of Liberal Studies." "A thesis entitled"--at head of title. Title from title page of PDF document. Bibliography: p. 55-56.

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Macdougall, Nicolette. "Getting to know you : the journey from African refugee to African-Australian : insights into the life and times of African refugee women settling in Perth /." Macdougall, Nicolette (2008) Getting to know you: the journey from refugee to African-Australian. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2008. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/697/.

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In this thesis I adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to explore the experiences of African humanitarian migrants in Australia. I argue that effective integration and positive settlement outcomes for this group would be enhanced by a clearer understanding of their originating circumstances and culture(s). I employ a combination of ethnography, autoethnography and narrative styles to articulate different aspects of the lived experience of flight and settlement of twelve individual African refugee women. These stories were collected through semi- and unstructured personal interviews over a per

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Makoba, Lerato Theodora. "The experiences of infertile married African women in South Africa a feminist narrative inquiry /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05282008-123151.

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Norrils, Vita Renee. "If It Is Going To Get Done, We Will Have To Do It Ourselves: African American Women Activists, 1830-1896." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1399579342.

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Lundin, Emma Elinor. "Practical solidarity : connections between Swedish social democratic women and women in the African National Congress of South Africa, 1960-1994." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2016. http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/170/.

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This thesis discusses the struggle to increase women’s participation in public and political life by focusing on the activism of women within the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) and the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) from 1960 until 1994. It argues that internationalism was key to these women’s success, providing them with a source of support and funding as well as a stage to develop policies away from overwhelmingly patriarchal national settings. Creating and steering political trends and discussions in international fora, and bolstered by the approval of others in the

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Lawumi-Oguntokun, Ranti. "Representing and relating to 'the other' : a Black African woman reflects on research interviews and therapy with Black African women refugees." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.301592.

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Randolph, Michelle. "African-American Women and Welfare: A Qualitative Study of African-American Women Receiving Public Assistance." TopSCHOLAR®, 2002. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/631.

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Using information obtained from interviews of a sample of fifteen African-American women from two counties in a border state, the overall perceptions of women receiving public assistance and the labels and stigmas (i.e., welfare checks, food stamps, and medical cards) associated with receiving public assistance were examined. Research findings indicate that there is stress associated with receiving public assistance, and the stigmas associated with public assistance influence people in the public domain to brand recipients socially. The findings from the interviews produced results indicating

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Blackmon, Carlotta M. "Routed Sisterhood: Black American Female Identity and the Black Female Community." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1238090994.

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Nyanhongo, Mazvita Mollin. "Gender oppression and possibilities of empowerment: images of women in African literature with specific reference to Mariama Ba's So long a letter, Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of motherhood and Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous conditions." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/522.

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This study consists of a comparative analysis of three novels by three prominent African women writers which cast light on the ways in which women are oppressed by traditional and cultural norms in three different African countries. These three primary texts also explore the ways in which African women's lives are affected by other issues, such as colonialism and economic factors, and this study discusses this. An analysis of these novels reveals that the inter-connectedness of racial, class and gender issues exacerbates the oppression of many African women, thereby lessening the opportunities

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Frahm-Arp, Kaethe Maria. "Women of valour : professional women in South African Pentecostal churches." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2006. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/38294/.

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Rapid social change has become a hallmark of post-apartheid South Africa and part of this process has been the expansion of a middle class amongst previously disadvantaged people. My thesis contributes to our understanding of this upward mobility by investigating the role of two Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian churches in helping young, professional, previously disadvantaged women (re)shape their identities and negotiate the various networks of social, economic and political power they encounter as they strive towards socio-economic advancement. The thesis details His People and Grace Bible

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Hadjitheodorou, Francisca. "Women speak the creative transformation of women in African literature /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08022006-130211/.

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Tsephe, Lifutso. "A Capabilities Approach to African Women’s Success in Doctoral Programmes in South Africa." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80526.

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There are many documented reasons why both men and women fail to complete their doctoral studies such as insufficient funding, family responsibilities as well as demotivation due to lack of progress in their research (Herman, 2011c, Gardner, 2008, Magano, 2011). However, it is arguable that men are at an advantage of completing their doctoral studies at a higher rate compared to women, partly due to the masculine culture within higher education institutions, which includes aspects such as having more male senior lecturers/academics (Brown and Watson, 2010, Ismail, 2011, Haake, 2011). Several s

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Arunga, Marcia Tate. "Back to Africa in the 21st Century: The Cultural Reconnection Experiences of African American Women." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch149315357668899.

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Barrett, J., A. Dawber, B. Klugman, I. Obery, J. Shindler, and J. Yawitch. "Vukani Makhosikazi South African Women Speak." Catholic Institute for International Relations, 1985. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000713.

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On 9 August 1984, African, White, Coloured and Indian women took to the streets of Johannesburg. They held placards saying,"Women unite against Botha's new deals, and Our sons won't defend apartheid, "You have struck a rock, you have touched the women, GST is killing us. The women were saying - these are our problems. They are caused by apartheid and the system of racial and economic exploitation in South Africa. Why do these problems exist in South Africa and where did they come from? In this book we try to give answers. In their own words, African women talk about their lives. They speak of

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Houston, D. Akil. "A DJ Speaks with Hands: Gender Education and Hiphop Culture." Ohio : Ohio University, 2008. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1227206771.

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Diale, Carol Dineo. "Black African women in South African male-dominated entrepreneurial environments." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60593.

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Black African women entrepreneurs are increasingly entering male-dominated environments. Research based on the challenges faced by Black African women in maledominated entrepreneurial sectors is lacking within the African context. The main objective of the study was therefore to explore the challenges faced by Black African women entrepreneurs in predominantly male-dominated environments. A qualitative approach focusing on the life stories was used to collect data from 12 Black African women entrepreneurs in diverse South African male dominated sectors. The results reveal that there is

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Lues, Liezel. "The history of professional African women : a South African perspective." Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/428.

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Published Article<br>This article reviews the perspectives on the rights, roles and endeavours of women in the South African work environment. In an attempt to achieve this objective, the article commences with a holistic approach on the evolution of women's rights and roles. The remainder gives perspectives on the South African labour force and finally outlines the importance of South African legislation on the advancement of women. The situation of African women is, in particular referred to, as it was evident during 1995 and earlier that African females were considerably under-represented i

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Harrington, Ellen F. "BINGE EATING AND THE “STRONG BLACK WOMAN”: AN EXPLANATORY MODEL OF BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN." [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1176232919.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2007.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 28, 2008). Advisor: Janis H. Crowther. Keywords: binge eating, eating behavior, African American / Black, emotion regulation. Includes survey instrument. Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-107).

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Bertrand, Margie. "Women's experiences of literacy participation in Cape Town, South Africa : six African women tell their stories." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0004/MQ44888.pdf.

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Watson, Jennifer Marie. "Understanding body image among African American women /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9172.

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Sijadu, Zameka Paula. "Persuasive messages of women in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5309.

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Thesis (MA (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to explore interpersonal persuasive messages of Xhosaspeaking women. The findings suggest that the majority of attempts at interpersonal persuasion take place in close and often personal relationships. The findings further show that the majority of Xhosa-speaking women tend to persuade those they are familiar with, such as husbands, children, siblings and friends. Specific cultural aspects also influence the persuasive messages of these women, such as collectivism, indirectne

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Boehmer, Elleke Deirdre. "Mothers of Africa : representations of nation and gender in post-colonial African literature." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1991. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:83a022a0-e965-4dc3-b88f-267ff6903b6a.

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A protean doctrine, claiming cultural pride and demanding self-expression for those who espouse it, nationalism yet casts its defining symbols and reserves its privileges and powers according to gendered criteria. Nationalism, if seen as symbolically constructed, may be interpreted as a gendered discourse in which subjects in history and also in literature are assumed to be male. Especially in the Manichean worlds of colonial and newly post-colonial societies, nationalist narratives - such as those produced at the time of African independence - read as family dramas in which honour and duty ar

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Douchand, Brown Sandra Elaine. "Health Promotion Behaviors among African American Women." Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/205.

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The purpose of this research was to examine and describe the relationships among health status, marital status, income level, education level, age, and body mass index (BMI) with the added influence of spirituality on the health promotion behaviors of African American women, living in South Florida. The sample consisted of 137 women, 18 to 64 years of age, who were born in the United States and whose parents were born in the United States. Each participant completed a demographic questionnaire, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II), the Short Form-36 Health survey (SF-36), and t

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Kingdon, Lorraine B. "Women: The Driving Force in African Agriculture." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/295699.

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Mayberry, Kena Renee. "African American Women Leaders, Intersectionality, and Organizations." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5221.

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Research suggested that African American women (AAW) leaders are overlooked as candidates for senior level positions in organizations. The problem that prompted this study was the lack of empirical research surrounding the intersectionality of race and gender and how this dual identity informed their leadership development and excluded AAW from the leadership promotion group identified by organizations. The research questions addressed how AAW described their career trajectory, strategies that were used to transform institutional barriers into leadership opportunities, how AAW leaders perceive

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Powell, Alisha Diane. "African-American Women and Work-Life Balance." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4941.

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African American women have high rates of depression and anxiety and are more likely to experience marital instability. Work-life balance (WLB) has been a topic of growing discussion and research as the number of women in the workplace has increased significantly. Researchers have demonstrated that women who work full time outside of the home have the unique challenge of fulfilling work obligations while taking care of household responsibilities. Work-life balance (WLB) has been a topic of discussion and research as the numbers of women in the workplace have increased significantly in the Unit

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Cain, Latasha Denise. "Barriers Encountered by African American Women Executives." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/571.

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In 2014, less than 16% of executive leaders in U.S. corporations were women and less than 5.3% of executive leaders in U.S. corporations were African American women. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of 20 African American women in senior executive positions in the Southeastern region of the United States. The goal of this study was to provide business leaders with information to recognize the value of diversity and equality in the workplace. Participants were recruited using snowball sampling. The conceptual framework incorporated general systems theory

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Larmond-Hyman, Lorretta. "Health Seeking Behavior in African American Women." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6056.

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Disparities exist in the health-seeking behavior of African American (AA) women in the United States. Specifically, AA women 40 years and older often do not adhere to guidelines for breast cancer screening because of demographic and socioeconomic factors that have impacted health disparities. The purpose of this study was to research negative health-seeking behavior toward early-stage breast cancer detection in AA women 40 years and older. The main research questions addressed whether there is a relationship between negative health-seeking behavior, operationally defined as lack of a personal

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Chesaina, Ciarunji. "Women in African drama : representation and role." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1987. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/914/.

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The purpose of this study is to examine the representation and role of women in African theatre. The discussion is based on published and unpublished plays by African writers selected from a pan-African perspective. The thesis is divided into two major parts: Women in Society; The Portrayal of Women by Major Playwrights. Part I follows a thematic approach aimed at examining the position of women in three different areas which form the chapters for the part : Women, Tradition and Social Change; The Urban Woman and Women in Politics. Part II of the thesis analyses major African playwrights' pres

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Kamaldeen, Yakubu Zahrrah. "SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN WOMEN AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A CASE OF GHANAIAN WOMEN." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2713.

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<p>The general purpose of this project is two in one; to analyze and assess gender mainstreaming and sustainable women development policies of the two main political parties in Ghana, and to evaluate the contribution of gender biased NGOs to the course of women empowerment in Ghana. </p><p>This thesis, by applying the methodological techniques of qualitative content analysis and discourse analysis explores and examines the strength and weakness of the parties’ political manifestoes. It also explores and examines the activities of the NGOs- while evaluating some of projects they have undertaken

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