1Source 1: Ethiopia, the cradle of mankind

2Source 2: Queen of Sheba, mother of the Ethiopian Christian Monarchy

3Source 3: Makǝdda, the oath of the nobles and the evolution of the dynastic rule

4Source 4: King Solomon, the Zagwe Kings and the “Falashas”

5Source 5: Regional genealogies of the 19th century and the links to the Solomon-Saba cycle

6Source 6: Different versions of the myth of foundation of the Betä Ǝsra’el communities

7Source 7: The Zagwe Kings as usurpers in the colophon of the Kǝbrä Nagaśt

8Source 8: The history of Queen Judith according to James Bruce

9Source 9: The history of Queen Akko Manoyye and the dynastic rule of succession

10Source 10: Prophecy made to the parents of Wälättä P̣eṭros

11Source 11: Diplomatic gifts send by queen Ǝleni to John, King of Portugal

12Source 12: Teachings of Ǝmmahoy Gälanäš Haddis

13Source 13: The history of the construction of the church Narga Śellase by Ǝtege Mǝntǝwwab

14Source 14: Batī Del Wämbära on military campaign

15Source 15: Women and Islam

16Source 16: Definitions of “traditional religions”

17Source 17: Interactions between Christian, Muslims and Oromo religious ideas

18Source 18: Ambiguous and floating portrait of the (Oromo) “traditional” religions

19Source 19: Definition of Irreecca (or Irrecha)

20Source 20: The uses of the sinqee

21Source 21: Ateete, a feminine divinity

22Source 22: Collective prayer to Demamiti

23Source 23: Testimonies of believers

24Source 24: Definition of the title of Etege

25Source 25: The qualities of Queen Ǝleni

26Source 26: Queen Taytu and the imperial authority

27Source 27: Queen Ǝleni, the father and mother of all

28Source 28: The richness of the church of Märtulä Maryam

29Source 29: Poem of an anonymous female student

30Source 30: Interview of Gennet Zewide

31Source 31: REWA and its lacks of role towards women rights

32Source 32: Only one woman member in the WPE

33Source 33: Saba Kidane Mariam

34Source 34: Netsanet Asefaw

35Source 35: Netsanet Aberra speaks about Serkalem

36Source 36: Berhane Abera

37Source 37: Guidelines of the national women’s policy

38Source 38: Participation of women in the government in 2006

39Source 39: Eighth periodic report submitted by Ethiopia to the CEDAW in 2017

40Source 40: The failure of women to participate in warfare in Guji-Oromo tales

41Source 41: Cowards should be considered as women

42Source 42: Iyasu’s proclamation on women

43Source 43: The prohibition of women to enlist in military expeditions (1931)

44Source 44: The women shall learn the use of military arms (1935)

45Source 45: The composition of the army at the battle of Adwa (1896)

46Source 46: Queen Taytu motivating the soldiers on battefield

47Source 47: Taytu and her women supplying the soldiers

48Source 48: Examples of patriotic women’s actions

49Source 49: Radio appeal of Etege Mänän in 1935

50Queen Säblä Wängel

51Bati Dəl Wämbära

52Source 50: Queen Taytu refused the Protectorate status for Ethiopia

53Source 51: A description of Queen Taytu by grazmach Yosef

54Source 52: Queen Taytu’s advice to Emperor Menelik

55Three short biographies of women leaders

56Source 53: The migration of the craftsmen from Gondär to Säwa

57Source 54: Observations of Charles Johnston on the cotton spinners (1844)

58Source 55: The royal spinning women (1843)

59Source 56: Monasteries, agriculture and handicraft production in Sawa

60Source 57: Debates on maternity leave in 1975

61Source 58: The low participation of women in workers’ organization (1985)

62Source 59: Women and labour disputes in the 1970s

63Source 60: Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship

64Source 61: Micro and Small Enterprises

65Source 62: Women and micro enterprises from 1996 to 2001

66Source 63: The lack of business-related training for women (2008)

67Source 64: Testimony of an ethiopian woman entrepreneur

68Source 65: Useful indicator: SIGI

69Source 66: Concepts

70Source 67: From place to place: Interview of Bortukan

71Source 68: Däğğač* Ḫaylu Ǝšäte

72Source 69: Wayzaro Sehen’s will

73Source 70: The Testament of Yäwärq Wuha Wäldä Her and the organization of commemorative feasts

74Source 71: The teachings given at Menen school

75Source 72: A Text book for Home Economics for Grade 9 (1971)

76Source 73: Statement of Pierre de Coubertin on women’s participation to Olympiad (1912)

77Source 74: School physical activities during the years 1930–1935

78Source 75: Physical activities and Fascism

79Source 76: An amharic newspaper’s article on Tsigie G/Mesih

80Source 77: Interview of Tsigie G/Mesih

81Source 78: Preventing women from wearing miniskirts (1963)

82Source 79: Interview of Derartu Tulu in 2009

83Source 80: Interview of Derartu Tulu in 1989 EC (1997)

84Source 81: Interview of Merima Denboba in 2013 (extract 1)

85Source 82: Interview of Merima Denboba in 2013 (extract 2)

86Source 83: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

87Source 84: The proclamation of King Zar’a Ya’eqob on Christian female genital circumcision (15th century)

88Source 85: Remarks of Francisco Alvares on male and female circumcision during the 16th century

89Source 86: King Gälawdewos’ (1540-1563) proclamation on circumcision

90Source 87: The origin of circumcision in Ethiopia according to James Bruce

91Source 88: Interview of an old woman in Tǝgre towards circumsicion

92Source 89: Reproductive health

93Source 90: Maternal death

94Source 91: Safe and unsafe abortion

95Source 92: Example of Proclamations on Child marriages

96Source 93: Education for ending child marriage

97Source 94: Family planning

98Source 95: Prostitution in royal camps during the 16th century

99Source 96: Mention of a house of a prostitute in 1699

100Source 97: The “madams”

101Source 98: Facceta Nera

102Source 99: Colonial domination of female bodies