Level 1
What are levies ?
Explain the quarrel between the NWO and the NHWO
Based on the claim that it financially and catered only for funerals of members, who died away from home, bringing the body home for the burial; they resented the fact that all paid contributions and levies to it, the NWO did not concern itself w burials
Explain the "serious political issue" concerning the Igwe title
First igwe died, argument wither to male igweship hereditary office or rotate between Awuda and Ngo, leaving Ebenesi as kingmaker, or for 3 quarters in Nnobi to hold rotation , safer to invite the son of the first Igwe to take up the igweship
what we the series of events that led the the police arrest and imprisonment of elderly women in 1977?
What affect did this have on women afterwards?
- increasing male control
- women became cautious and vigilant
- determine to find who orchestrated the arrests
- devised a plan that those fined were warned against talking about, as talking about it would allow them to reap the consequences
Even though women were also liable to pay levies they became an unwaged labor force for....
Women became an unwaged labor force for bush clearing, carrying sand and wood, fetching water, public cleansing and even entertainment group to dance for local leader's and chiefs
What was the biggest religious problems of that time ? What was their solution to said problems?
The biggest issue was the diverse effect of christian denominates and the neglect of idol shrines and squares
Angelicans vs catholics
NWO ruled they were allowed to intermarry &women were sent to tend and sweep these squares and open spaces
List the community self help projects that were carried out from 1954- 1977
1954- Maternity Hospital
1958 - First secondary school for boys
1959 - secondary school for girls
1961- pipe Bourne water was supplied, but not for all, people refused to pay, didn't get full access till 1976
1976- police barracks were completed, had to beg gov for police to fill them
1977- post office was completed
- President spelt out the blue print for male monopolized local government
- safeguarding his own position, he expressed his bitterness
- He believes that the Nnobi humiliated, framed and punished those who he appointed to serve them
- He himself has experienced this situation when the org he was heading collapsed
Why was the Women's Council put under the supervision of the Nnobi Welfare Organization in 1977?
The leaders were arrested and detained on charges of subversion
What actions lead individuals to seek reward, fame and power? (1960-82)
Neglected at national development programs individuals took it upon themselves to take action for their hometown as the government should have
What led to the discussion that collecting and paying levies was defective? What was the communities main concern?
Concern in the amount of money in hands rather then banks
The women's council was referred to as illiterate, ignorant, uninformed and helpless even said to be unwise of their own obligations and duties.
Why do you believe the tone is to negative?
Do you agree with these adjectives ?
opinion based
Why do Isichei compare their evolution to organizations formed during the industrial revolution during the early 19th century ?
They both sought security, friendship and mutual aid but strongly focused on their hometowns
who was responsible for the reinstatement of the women's council in 1978?
Mr B. C. B. Eruchalu
Why were the women's council deemed "Uncontrollable" during the time of the 1977 arrests ?
- Communications network was considered invasion of privacy
- ears and spies everywhere
- threat to uproot water pumps/ break down peoples home
-"maleness" and "headstrongness" were unfeminine
- thought they should bow their heads to their husbands
- referred to as "helpmates"
What were the reasons why the author referred to the arrests as a "landmark of political history" ?
( women)
- confidence was broken
- denied mutiny in self protection and struggle against the men
- being organized for mass action by men
- settled issue w/ men no consulting women not told decisions
- lost confidence in leaders
The NWO was basically a government based on representation of four groups, what were they?
Explain why interpretations of gender relations was full of contradictions
Those in power sought to impose interpretations of culture, or aspects of culture that best fit their needs
What did the accounts of proceedings of the commission of inquiry regarding suspicious and general dissatisfaction with financial actives of the NWO reveal?
- exposed male monopoly
- revealed the personal and victicous of local politics
- relative autonomy and isolation of rural communities in terms of development programs and finance
- reveals the supreme judicial powers of rural community over it's members
If you were a member of the women's council what would have done/ done different to ensure success of the organization ?