In the early twentieth century, women in [[British Nigeria]] organized anti-colonial protests in response to political reforms regarding the Native Administration."Sitting" on [[Eze|Warrant Chiefs]] was a prominent method of resistanceresistances . The [[Women's War]] was a significant demonstration of the adaptation of "sitting on a man" in efforts of resistance from imposed indirect colonial rule in British Nigeria.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sheldon|first1=Kathleen|title=Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa|date=2005|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham (Maryland)|isbn=978-0-8108-5331-7|page=228|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36BViNOAu3sC&lpg=PA228&dq=%22sitting%20on%20a%20man%22%20igbo&pg=PA228#v=onepage&q&f=false|chapter=Sitting on a Man}}</ref> Protests would often consist of singing and dancing around homes and offices, invading personal spaces, and other actions which demanded the attention of the [[Indirect rule|Warrant Chiefs]]. Wives of the local colonial representatives were often disturbed by this form of protest and aided in encouraging Warrant Chiefs to adhere to the requests and demandsdemandst of the women. "Sitting on the Warrants," became a widespread colonial resistance tactic utilized by women in Nigeria.
