People tried to escape the realities of the Great Depression by attending the movie theater and listening to the radio.
Ancient Ghana's kings were totalitarian. Via their mother's side of the family, they inherited rule-matrilineal rather than patrilineal as at the time with kings in Europe-and they claimed descent from an initial ancestor whom they felt had first settled the territory.
Because they felt that women rights are a cause worth fighting for and wanted to spark the flame in female hearts.