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The encyclopedia of African queens, queen mothers, and women's rule

Rainmaking and Sacred Authority: How Rain Became Political Power in Africa
Matrilineal Succession in Africa: How Power Passed Through Women
Queen Mothers of Africa: The Offices That Made Women Co-Rulers
African Queens: A Complete Guide to Women Who Ruled, from Kush to the Present
The Modjadji Rain Queens: Complete Lineage of the Balobedu Queenship
The Sokoto Caliphate and the Transformation of Female Sovereignty in Hausaland
Mkabayi kaJama: The Zulu Princess Who Made and Unmade Kings
The Dahomey Amazons (Mino): Female Warriors and the Military Power of the Kingdom of Dahomey
The Incwala Ceremony and the Ndlovukazi’s Ritual Authority: Rainmaking and Kingship Renewal in Eswatini
Ndieumbeutt Mbodj: Lingeer of Waalo, Guardian of the Tedyek Matriclan and Predecessor of Ndate Yalla