Women Are Different

E554196

Women Are Different is a pioneering feminist novel by Nigerian author Flora Nwapa that explores the lives, struggles, and resilience of Igbo women in postcolonial Nigeria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Women Are Different canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feminist literature
novel
author Flora Nwapa NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Nigeria NERFINISHED
explores conflict between tradition and modernity
female solidarity
struggles of Igbo women
focusesOn Igbo women
hasAuthorGender female
hasCentralConcern education of women
women's autonomy
work and entrepreneurship for women
hasCulturalContext Igbo society
hasEthnicContext Igbo NERFINISHED
hasFeministAngle advocates women's self-determination
critiques patriarchal norms in Igbo society
hasNarrativeFocus everyday life of Nigerian women
hasPerspective female-centered narrative
hasSocialIssue clash between tradition and modern values
economic marginalization of women
gender inequality
marital expectations
literaryGenre African literature
Nigerian literature
feminist novel
mainTheme economic independence
female resilience
gender roles
marriage and family
patriarchy
postcolonial society
women's lives
movement African feminism
Nigerian feminist literature
notableFor pioneering feminist perspective in Nigerian fiction
representation of Igbo women's experiences
originalLanguage English
partOf African women's writing canon
relatedWorkByAuthor Efuru NERFINISHED
Idu NERFINISHED
One is Enough NERFINISHED
setIn Nigeria NERFINISHED
postcolonial Nigeria
timePeriodDepicted 20th century
post-independence Nigeria

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flora Nwapa notableWork Women Are Different