“…Walker-Said sees these religious women's efforts as part of a broader project to promote a model of Christian marriage and family as central to African state-building, even as their ideas about the importance of monogamy and ideal motherhood came into conflict with the French colonial administration's promotion of chiefdom and patriarchal control. 55 Despite these conflicts, Christian women's organisations continued to promote an ideal household order as a means of pressing moral reform in moments of change and the winning of national independence.…”
“…Walker-Said sees these religious women's efforts as part of a broader project to promote a model of Christian marriage and family as central to African state-building, even as their ideas about the importance of monogamy and ideal motherhood came into conflict with the French colonial administration's promotion of chiefdom and patriarchal control. 55 Despite these conflicts, Christian women's organisations continued to promote an ideal household order as a means of pressing moral reform in moments of change and the winning of national independence.…”
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