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Yoruba Histories of Marriage and Belonging: Gender, Power and Innovation in Eighteenth‐Century West Africa

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
wiley   +1 more source

In Defence of Food: A Comparative Study of Conversas' and Moriscas' Dietary Laws as a Form of Cultural Resistance in the Early Modern Crown of Aragon

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
wiley   +1 more source

Informing Decision‐Making About Caesarean Birth: A Delphi Study to Develop a Core Information Set

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To develop a caesarean birth core information set. Caesareans are the most common surgery performed in many countries. Women need information for informed decision‐making and consent. Core information sets (CISs) provide baseline information, agreed upon by parents and clinicians, for discussion before a procedure.
Carol Kingdon   +50 more
wiley   +1 more source

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