Nwando Achebe

Nwando Achebe
NationalityNigerian-American
Notable workFarmers, Traders, Warriors, and Kings: Female Power and Authority in Northern Igboland: 1900–1960, The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe, History of West Africa E-Course Book, A Companion to African History, Holding the World Together: African Women in Changing Perspective, Female Kings and Merchant Queens in Africa.
RelativesChinua Achebe (father)
SchoolWest Africanist, oral historian, feminism
InstitutionsMichigan State University, University of California, Los Angeles
Main interests
Women, gender, oral history, Sexuality, Africa, West Africa
Websitenwandoachebe.com

Nwando Achebe // (born 7 March 1970) is a Nigerian-American academic, academic administrator, feminist scholar, and multi-award-winning historian.[1] She is the Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History[2] and the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Social Science[3] at Michigan State University. She is also founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of West African History.[4] 19th Century, 20th Century, Cultural, Political, Religious, Social, Women & Gender[5]

  1. ^ Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. "Seeing The Whole Dance: Nwando Achebe WS '00 Brings New Perspective to African Women's Power". Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Nwando Achebe, Department of History". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion". Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ OkayAfrica International Edition. "Why It is Crucial to Locate the "African" in African Studies". okayafrica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Nwando Achebe – Department of History". Retrieved 5 September 2023.