French-African Women Writers Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/category/contemporary-women-writers/french-african-women-writers-women-writers-by-country/ Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:20:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Rights of Women in Africa: Progress, Status Quo, or Retreat? https://booksbywomen.org/rights-of-women-in-africa-by-ghislaine-sathoud/ https://booksbywomen.org/rights-of-women-in-africa-by-ghislaine-sathoud/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:25:02 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6650 This article was translated into English by our Assistant Editor, Victoria Shockley. To view the original French version, click here. July 31st is the date when Africa celebrates the International Day of African Women. At this time, it’s important to highlight the essential points concerning female emancipation in this region of the world. Recall that this […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/rights-of-women-in-africa-by-ghislaine-sathoud/feed/ 1 6650 Droits des femmes en Afrique: progrès, statu quo ou recul? https://booksbywomen.org/droits-des-femmes-en-afrique-de-ghislaine-sathoud/ https://booksbywomen.org/droits-des-femmes-en-afrique-de-ghislaine-sathoud/#respond Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:24:48 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6633 To view this article in English, click here. Au moment où l’Afrique célèbre la Journée internationale de la femme africaine, il nous paraît essentiel de mettre en évidence des points essentiels concernant l’émancipation féminine dans cette région du monde. Rappelons en passant que cette commémoration fut instituée, le 31 juillet 1962, à l’initiative de deux […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/droits-des-femmes-en-afrique-de-ghislaine-sathoud/feed/ 0 6633 Women Writers in the Republic of Congo https://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-the-republic-of-congo/ https://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-the-republic-of-congo/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:21:03 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6028 The Republic of Congo is the most populous Francophone country, ranking even higher than France in population. However, the appearance of French literature is a fairly recent development, with one of the first French works being published in 1954. Congolese women writers did not begin publishing written works until the late 1960s or early 1970s […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-the-republic-of-congo/feed/ 2 6028 Women Writers in Ivory Coast https://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-ivory-coast/ https://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-ivory-coast/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:37:53 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5902 Although the French language has been present in Ivory Coast as far back as the 1880s, the first real piece of French literature by an Ivorian writer was not published until 1936. For nearly forty years, the literary scene was dominated by male writers. The year 1975 marked the introduction of women’s writing in the country, […]

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