“RUN-AWAY” Wives of Chiefs: Women in Search of Liberty and Freedom in Colonial Oyo Town

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dc.contributor.authorAdesina, Oluwakemi
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-29T09:28:25Z
dc.date.available2024-07-29T09:28:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe Marriage Ordinance of 1884 made a significant impact on marriage in traditional Yoruba societies. Women utilized Native Courts to dissolve their marriages and often remarried. This trend particularly affected traditional chiefs in the Oyo Division of Southwestern Nigeria, as their wives left their homes to protest and reject forced marriages. These women were of a higher social class and threatened the chiefs' authority and spirituality, which were highly regarded in precolonial Yorubaland. They used various methods to leave the palaces, seeking freedom and independence. This gender history study explores the stories of "runaway" wives of Yoruba chiefs in colonial southwestern Nigeria who rebelled against traditional ruling structures and processes through modern means. The study concludes that, with the help of colonial officials and English laws, these royal wives began permanently deconstructing the norms of the Yoruba traditional institution.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.run.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4045
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Behavioural Studies
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 4 ; No 1
dc.title“RUN-AWAY” Wives of Chiefs: Women in Search of Liberty and Freedom in Colonial Oyo Town
dc.typeArticle
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