
Describes the events leading up to the Mau Mau revolt in Kenya in the 1950s, looks at the roles of nine women in the nationalist movement, and examines the position of women in modern Kenya
This work investigates the critical, often overlooked contributions of women to the Mau Mau nationalist movement in 1950s Kenya. Muthoni G. Likimani, a Kenyan author and activist, utilizes a biographical and historical framework to document the experiences of nine specific women. By centering these narratives, the text argues that the struggle for independence was not exclusively a male endeavor and examines how these roles shifted in the post-colonial landscape.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Scholars and historians recognize this text as a significant primary-source-adjacent contribution to the study of gender in African liberation movements. Readers frequently note that the prose provides a necessary, localized perspective that challenges broader, male-dominated historical narratives of the period.
Page Count:
209
Publication Date:
1985-01-01
Publisher:
Praeger
ISBN-10:
0030062632
ISBN-13:
9780030062636
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