Chapter+14+Women's+work,+life

    __Facts__       **Society-** -Perceived of as being weak -They receive little or no respect in the society -Are harshly abused, treated no better than animals  -Women provided food and earned an income  -Trading in the market was a daily routine for Igbo women -When the Trans-Atlantic slave trade took place, women lost economical, political and social status
 * Chapter || Book Page numbers || Topic || Due Date Discussion || Facilitator ||
 * 14 || Pgs. 129-135 || Womens Work, Life || Thursday, January 8 || Kelly Fineberg ||

 **Marriage-**  -Would be chosen as a wife based on trading ability  -Marriage was considered the only important goal  -Often one of many wives, wanted to produce men  -As a girl, they were taught laundry, cooking, baking, the use of the sewing machine, and the caring of infants  -Completed small chores as a girl, then cooking and cleaning later when older  -  Women were trained to be obedient to their parents and later to their husbands     -Knowledge was passed down to them from elders   [|Link: Igbo Women]
 * Young Women-**

Nigerian people at a market

Goods being made to sell. Busy market day. Cloth being sold. media type="youtube" key="5-8W0eNYMRw" height="344" width="425" Igbo pottery being made and fired for a festival.