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The Abeokuta Women's Revolt (also called the Egba Women's Tax Riot) was a resistance movement led by the Abeokuta Women's Union (AWU) in the late 1940s against the imposition of unfair taxation by the Nigerian colonial government.
In 1946 the club was formally renamed the Abeokuta Women's Union (AWU), now open to all women in Abeokuta. The organisation now turned its focus to fighting unfair price controls and taxes imposed on market women, with Ransome-Kuti as the AWU's president. [ 3 ]
Grace Eniola Soyinka (née Jenkins-Harrison; 1908–1983 [1]) was a Nigerian shopkeeper, activist, and member of the aristocratic Ransome-Kuti family. [2] [3]She co-founded the Abeokuta Women's Union with Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, her aunt-in-law. [2]
The Abeokuta Women's Revolt, led by the Abeokuta Women's Union (AWU), took place in the 1940s. It was a resistance movement against the imposition of unfair taxation by the Nigerian colonial government. [24] In 1976, Abeokuta became the capital of the newly created Ogun State. [verification needed] [25]
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The film follows Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti from her youth as the first female student at Abeokuta Grammar School, her meeting with- and marriage to Israel Ransome-Kuti, her career as an educationist and the formation of the Abeokuta Women's Union (initially called the Abeokuta Ladies' Club) which led to the revolt against colonial rule and the patriarchy.
In late 1946, the union and thousands of Abeokuta women protested against increased direct taxation. [5] In November 1947, market women closed down the local markets and staged a protest at the palace of the Alake, blocking the entrance. Another demonstration was held in December, with the women holding vigils at the palace of Ademola. [5] By ...
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