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Nana Asma'u

Associated with women’s education, poetry, networks of teachers, and reform.

1210-1280 AH / 1793-1864 CESokotoScholar, poet, and educator

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Nana Asma'u Scholar, poet, and educator

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Biography and setting

Nana Asma'u is presented as scholar, poet, and educator associated with Sokoto. The working chronology for this record is 1210-1280 AH / 1793-1864 CE. Associated with women’s education, poetry, networks of teachers, and reform.

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This profile belongs to the women’s-history strand: learning, transmission, patronage, family memory, institutions, public service, and source confidence.

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1210-1280 AH / 1793-1864 CE

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