The Ebre Women Society And It's Controbutions To The Socio-political Development

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Mkpat Enin society in the pre-colonial era was a well ordered society in which women played significant roles in their age grade and exclusive societies which served as important arms of government in the land.1 The women exclusive societies were vocal, active and were organized to deal effectively with matters concerning women, maintaining good moral among women and protecting themselves against maltreatment by husbands or men generally. One of such societies was EBRE WOMEN SOCIETY. Ebre women society was a ritual dance in honour of the ancestral mothers and was very …