The effect of colonialism on African women made me re-examine historical material that was enlightening from a different perspective. Women were affected "by the alienation of land experienced" according to most Africans. This was a spiraling Catch-22 effect, when women lost access and control of land they became more economically dependent on men. This led to intense domestic abuse patriarchy, completely compounded worse by colonial social injustice and institutions. African women were the major food producers, by farming, gathering, cultivating, cooking, marketing, they were valuable in the processing of food. They were the "strength" in adversity with the family units through traditional culture and religious values, music and food security.