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Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
by Fatima Marnissi
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”I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco...” So begins Fatima Mernissi in this exotic and rich narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. In Dreams of Trespass, Mernissi weaves her own memories with the dreams... (read more)

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The Calling of Katie Makanya: A Memoir of South Africa
The Calling of Katie Makanya: A Memoir of South Africa
by Margaret Mccord
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The Calling of Katie Makanya A Memoir of South Africa Her mother’s entry in the family Bible recorded "a second daughter, Katie, born on July 28, 1873 at Fort Beaufort in the Cape of Good Hope." Because it was milking time, Katie’s... (read more)

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Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems
Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems
by Fatema Mernissi
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Throughout my childhood, my grandmother Yasmina, who was illiterate and grew up in a harem, repeated that to travel is the best way to learn and to empower yourself. "When a woman decides to use her wings, she takes big risks," she would tell me, but she... (read more)

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Voices of Resistance: Oral Histories of Moroccan Women (Suny Series, Oral & Public History)
Voices of Resistance: Oral Histories of Moroccan Women (Suny Series, Oral & Public History)
by Alison Baker
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Providing new information on women's participation in the Moroccan independence movement, Voices of Resistance offers a rare opportunity to hear Moroccan women speak freely about their personal lives. Each woman is introduced in terms of her family... (read more)

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Women's voices, women's power :dialogues of resistance from East Africa
Women's voices, women's power :dialogues of resistance from East Africa
by Judith M Abwunza
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Most ethnographic treatments of other cultures restrict the voice of their subjects; at most, description and analysis by the observer are accompanied by brief selective quotation. With a methodological openness that may be particularly appropriate to... (read more)

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African Women: Three Generations
African Women: Three Generations
by Mark Mathabane
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Women in Nigeria Today
Women in Nigeria Today
by Third World Books
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African Queens
African Queens
by Thomas Miller
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Warrior marks :female genital mutilation and the sexual blinding of women
Warrior marks :female genital mutilation and the sexual blinding of women
by Alice Walker
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African Women Three Generations
African Women Three Generations
by Mark Mathabane
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Life Histories of African Women
Life Histories of African Women
by Patricia W Romero
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