Women's Protests against Colonial Taxation in the Eastern Provinces of Nigeria

This chapter explores the women's protest against colonial taxation in the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1929, which escalated into violence leading to many deaths. The focus is on the gender perspective: where did the women's agency to resist colonial taxation originate from? The chapter argues that both economic and socio-political factors were meaningful for the riot. Furthermore, it summarises the consequences of the protests for the region's further political and social history. The chapter examines and discusses existing interdisciplinary research literature and published sources.