Numerous short studies regarding women's history in African nations have been conducted.For a brief guide to the historiography see HIST 4310, Twentieth Century African Women's History by J. M. ChadyaKathleen Sheldon, Historical dictionary of women in Sub-Saharan Africa (Scarecrow press, 2005). Many studies focus on the historic roles and status of women in specific countries and regions, such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, NigeriaBolanle Awe, Nigerian women in historical perspective (IbDn: Sankore, 1992). Lesotho, and sub-Saharan Africa.Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch, African Women: A Modern History (1997).M.J. Hay and Sharon Stitcher, Women in Africa South Of the Sahara (1995). Recently, scholars have begun to focus on the evolution of women's status throughout the history of Africa using less common sources, such as songs from Malawi, weaving techniques in Sokoto, and historical linguistics.
