Ichabod By Ogochukwu Geraldine Eloike-Paperback

Ichabod - is an experience and radical truth-based narrative on how society, for the most part, through patriarchy, has used marriage for centuries as a weapon of abuse, demonisation, destiny abortion, unpaid labour, and subjugation of women. Based on both existing and emerging data, globally, especially in African nations, girls are being trained and groomed to seek marriage either as an only source of happiness or as a key source of happiness. Existing culture from birth is designed to make the girl child irrelevant unless she gets married to a man. They use folklore, traditions, songs, religion, education, and the media to ingrain the illusion that a girl’s sole existence is to get married and birth children.

This lie has thrived for centuries, even when presenting evidence depicts that women constantly and consistently sustain marriages by giving up their dreams, ambitions, joy, happiness, and, sometimes, their lives. To ensure that more women continue to make these sacrifices, societies and communities glorify women who suffer the most in marriage. They create community and religious awards and recognitions to celebrate them for staying back in the face of proven misogynistic impunity.

To a significant extent, this book Ichabod, highlights and addresses these gender-based issues and makes a meaningful attempt to provide women with practicable and biblical guidelines on how to birth the seeds within them, take back their power, and, if needed, attract suitable partners. It provides practical solutions on how women can work together as a team and as individuals to ensure they have more control over their lives.