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 * 1) https://www.workers.org/2010/world/women_africa_0819/

This article outlines the work of women in leading up to and following "the Year of Africa". It specifically mentions how the women participated in resisting British and colonial rule through protests, organizing and working side by side with leaders after independence in order to Achieve true emancipation. One of the territories the article focuses on is Ghana, led by Kwame Nkrumah as politicians and journalists and eventually consolidated their efforts into one organization in 1960, The National Council of Ghana Women. Ama Nkrumah was cited as one of these women and spoke to positive action that needed to be taken in order for women to attain their full rights and achieve what Europe could not-unity. However, the territories still struggle as capitalism reigns king as Africa still struggles with self determination and recognition int he global market from all countries of the world.

2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20204244.pdf

This article, specifically page 31, gives some tangible background on Ama Nkrumah and her role in assisting Kwame Nkrumah. This article also provides a more detailed idea of what Kwame Nkrumah's party ran on and how he was supported by women in his part of Pan-Africanism and the experiment of self determination in Africa that all of Europe was dying to see. I would love to use this resource as a means to give some background on what Ama and many other women were supporting and how they, within their given capacities contributed to Ghanas independence. This article also reveals the real name of Ama-Ajoa Naba Nyewe and also cites her occupation as a fish merchant.

3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24393408?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

This article describes Ama Nkrumah during one of her most famous acts of support for the CPP, took a knife and cut her cheeks, rubbing her blood on her face and calling out men to do the same to show that "no sacrifice was too great in their struggle for freedom". This took place at the CPP on Wheels rallies that would pop up at parks, town halls and other public places with members beginning their day with hymns for protection and guidance. These rallies of CPP were a show of support and strength for all to see, with many members performing radical acts like Ama to show their dedication to the cause.

4. https://www.modernghana.com/news/239411/how-nkrumah-empowered-ghanaian-women.html

This article discusses the importance of women and their role in CPP as organizers, financial providers, and educational resources. The CPP appointed four women (including Ama Nkrumah) as propaganda secretaries to mobilize the Women League in Ghana which later was merged with the Ghana Federation of Women and became the National Council of Ghana Women. And in fact Kwame Nkrumah's base with the CPP was created through the efforts of these women and they were honored in the 1960 Bill for Representation of People (Women) which allowed them to to be elected as members of Parliament. While women have been honored o a certain degree for their contributions, this article states that there is will much work to be done to properly honor their contributions.

5. https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-ghana-reader

On page 286 the article also mentions the famous Kumasi rally that was held as Kwame Nkrumah was in prison in which Ama did her famous fact of dedication and her appointment to propganda secretaries which fanned out into many subgroups. These women's wings were run by the four women who were appointed to secretaries who spoke on behalf of the CPP platform and even voiced their personal views and goals. This was a huge turning point as they were taking hold of their own power and recognized that women has even more to gain from independence than men as women attempted to further and solidify their part in society as powerhouses. Fortunately, Kwame Nkrumah was aware of their power and chose women to lead his party and achieve solidarity in his work.