Conclusion Motherhood in The Quest for Social Transformation

In this conclusion, my goal is to explore the ways in which understanding the institution of motherhood and its unique position in Yorùbá society can aid in the struggle to transform the lives of all Africans, but especially the lives of African women and children. Specifically, I will focus on the relationship between motherhood and leadership as it has emerged in a variety of social and political contexts from the colonial period to the present. As I have demonstrated throughout the book, the dominance of the West threatens to obliterate matripotent values, institutions, and episteme. Thus I will begin by considering the implications for Africans of Western feminist dominance in the construction of motherhood. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.