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A Look at the Market Woman: The Cornerstone of Liberian Commerce

A Look at the Market Woman: The Cornerstone of Liberian Commerce

With over 78% percent of the informal economy being comprised of “market women,” the Liberian economy is primarily driven by women merchants. During the civil war, it was the market women who were brave enough to continue traveling across enemy lines to secure food and supplies for their communities and were very instrumental in helping pressure warring parties for a ceasefire.

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