The West African practices of bridewealth and polygamy suggest that
a. women’s function in West African societies was more ornamental than functional.
b. women stood on an equal legal and political footing with men in West African societies.
c. women in West African societies were treated as dependents who drained the resources of their households.
d. women’s productive and reproductive labors were highly valued in West African society.
d. women’s productive and reproductive labors were highly valued in West African society.
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