Rwandan women rising / Swanee Hunt ; foreword by Jimmy Carter
- Author:
- Hunt, Swanee
- Published:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
- Copyright Date:
- ©2017
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xli, 392 pages)
- Additional Creators:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Access Online
- Contents:
- Foremothers -- The pressure builds -- Stateless -- To arms -- Genocide -- Immediate aftermath -- Community training ground -- A pull from the top -- Emboldened ministry of gender -- Countrywide women's councils -- Caucus crucible -- Fanning out -- A new constitution -- The quota -- Pioneering in Parliament -- Spurring local leadership -- Bending toward reconciliation -- Bringing them together -- Bringing them home -- Rethinking rape -- To testify -- Off the sidelines -- Behind the statistics -- Risk and resignation -- The meaning of marriage -- Safety : a new language -- Challenging changes -- Unmasking ambition -- Health means whole -- Every body matters -- Transformative results -- Little ones -- Reading rights -- Solidarity and sisterhood -- Manning the movement -- Sowing confidence -- Flying high -- Bringing along the masses -- Charting new pathways -- Complements and compliments -- Coming up.
- Summary:
- Swanee Hunt shares the stories of over ninety women, who in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, overcame unfathomable brutality, suffering, loss, and seemingly unending challenges to rebuild Rwandan society by addressing common problems ranging from health care, rape, and housing to poverty, education, and mental health.
- Subject(s):
- Civil War (Rwanda : 1994)
- Since 1994
- Women—Political activity—Rwanda
- Women and democracy—Rwanda
- POLITICAL SCIENCE—Essays
- POLITICAL SCIENCE—Government—General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE—Government—National
- POLITICAL SCIENCE—Reference
- Atrocities
- Politics and government
- Women and democracy
- Women—Political activity
- Rwanda—History—Civil War, 1994—Atrocities
- Rwanda—History—Civil War, 1994—Personal narratives
- Rwanda—Politics and government—1994-
- Rwanda
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780822373568 (electronic book)
0822373564 (electronic book) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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