African Proverbs and Quotes About Women
32 African sayings about women — 13 proverbs, 19 quotes.
- Whatever a pregnant woman says is said by two people.Proverb
- When a woman is hungry, she says, "Roast something for the children that they might eat.".Proverb · Ghana
- Without you, African mother, there would have been no us--African fathers, sons and daughters. Do we need to say any more African mothers, our own true goddesses! Let us praise you to the highest, telling the world about your righteousness. Let us tell the entire universe about your sacredness African woman.Quote
- In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families.Quote · Kenya
- Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.Quote · Kenya
- When the British came to Igboland, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt.Quote · Nigeria
- When a woman enters a marriage, she takes her mother along.Proverb · Ghana
- A woman who is not successful in her own marriage has no advice to give to her younger generations.Proverb · Nigeria