Today is June 12. Democracy Day. A day meant to honour Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, and the people who made it possible. But for many women, democracy has never meant power. It has meant labour without recognition. Visibility without…
When we decided the theme of the third issue of The Archivist would revolve around the exploits of women in Nigerian history, I immediately thought of my mother. As a child, my mother was the centre of my world. All…
December 8th, the International Day of Women's Solidarity, demands an honest conversation about how patriarchy continues to divide and conquer us. Our mothers and grandmothers understood the power of female solidarity; they didn't just talk about it; they lived it,…