Question
21. Which of the following typifies the effect of colonial control in Africa on * point
the lives of women?
Women of impoverished families became heads of household in the absence of
men.
• Women were increasingly confined to the home in accordance with European norms.
Women were barred from engaging in trade and were confined to domestic service.
Women lost their central role in producing food for their families and became
dependent.
22. Which of the following typifies the reactions of societies facing the
Doint
Answer
Women lost their central role in producing food for their families and became dependent.