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This book examines women's movements and women's collective action in Africa from pre-colonial times up to the present. Using Sierra Leone as a case study, Steady looks at the various arenas which collective action has and can influence, comparing the impact on economic growth, education, democratizations, family formation, and women's rights. Written as a textbook with definitions for key terms and no assumption of previous knowledge, Women and Collective Action in Africa carefully explains the theoretical ideas and the historical knowledge necessary to understand the meaning of women's groups in Africa today.