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The Mau Mau Rebellion, Kikuyu women, and social change
Canadian journal of African studies • 22 (3) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 502-527
By: Presley, Cora Ann.
Abstract
This article discusses women's contribution to the Mau Mau rebellion and to Kenyan nationalism in general. It argues that women's roles in the Mau Mau rebellion were not limited to smugling food and passing secrets to rebells as some writers claimed. Instead, the document shows, women played critical roles both as organzers of nationalist political rallies and as active agents in the armed insurgency. The author recounts these roles through interviews with several women who, like their male counterparts, were imprisoned and tortured by agents of the colonial governement.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field Date
- 1978-1980
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1980
- Coverage Place
- Kenya
- Notes
- Cora Ann Presley
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 79018614
- LCSH
- Kikuyu (African people)