Javaman1145

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Women in Liberia

You asked on the Africa board for any possible help. It is a great topic (very broad): you will find a ton on women during the civil war (see: Leymah Gbowee), so it seems like one thing would be to balance that with other important aspects of women in the country. Here's some suggestions of sources you might not otherwise stumble on: Check out UN Women- West Africa specific. In addition, for history of women in Liberia, you'll find some unique and weird stuff Liberia; or, Mr. Peyton's Experiments (a novel written by the writer of Mary had a little lamb)--it will probably just be a mention in the article you write because it is a novel and only tangentially about Liberia, but just wanted to make sure it gets noticed. Also, find Caroline Bledsoe's article on marriage in Liberia "Women's Marital Strategies among the Kpelle of Liberia", it should lead you to a lot of the anthropological literature on women in Liberia. Hope that helps, send me a message on my talk page when the article goes live! AbstractIllusions (talk) 12:28, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

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