When each of his eight daughters married, instead of taking a dowry, my grandfather took just a single, symbolic dollar from the groom’s family.
I think of my grandfather as Women’s History Month ends and contemplate how his break with tradition changed the history of women in my own family.
He might even have played a role in helping change the trajectory for women in Nigeria.
I also think about my grandfather whenever I cradle my infant daughter, who my husband and I welcomed into the world in November.
For millions of women around the world, outsourcing care for their children or other household duties is not an option.
Persons:
Aduba, Suzanne “, Warren, Uzo Aduba Robert Maxwell, —, didn’t, ”, JoJo Whilden
Organizations:
Netflix, United Nations Development Programme, CNN, Nigeria —, UN, UNDP
Locations:
Nigeria, Orange, United States, Hollywood