Daughters of the goddess, daughters of imperalism : African women struggle for culture, power and democracy / Ifi Amadiume.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

African women: present realities and future directions -- A history of class transformations: contemporary women's organizations in Nigeria -- Speaking for women: class contestation in NCWS and other organizations -- Class and gender dynamics in professional women's organizations -- Gender and class in campaigns and civil discourse -- Class and gender in child abuse -- Women's health care and discourses on reproductive health -- Women and the 1986 national political debate -- Women in local government: a comparison -- Gendering grassroots democracy in the women's committee system -- Class corruption and women's mobilization:the cults of first lady -- The politics of women's committees: lessons from Britain and lessons for South Africa.