What did the colonists offer African women in terms of education? Can the colonists be seen as helping the progression of the state of women in society?

The Igbo women had a particular role in Igbo culture. Most were subservient in a very patriarchal culture. When the white men came, schools were set up. Women could learn the rudiments of reading and teaching of the Bible. Education empowers women. Education is never a bad thing. This, however, upset the Igbo balance within the culture. So, was this a good thing? I think it was in the sense that the marginalized got a shot at having a life. The rigid Igbo culture could not withstand any significant change and change, whether they liked it or not, was coming.