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Hurry need it ! 35 points in achebe’s things fall apart, the igbo people live in a patriarchal society; accordingly, they worship several different gods all property and authority belong to men all business transactions are done by barter they live under the authority of a foreign ruler

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?

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