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Hunt, Swanee.

Rwandan women rising / Swanee Hunt. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780822373568

LCCN: 2016047433

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Political activity--Rwanda.
Women and democracy--Rwanda.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rwanda--History--Atrocities.--Civil War, 1994
Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Personal narratives.
Rwanda--Politics and government--1994-

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Personal narratives.

LC Class. No.: HQ1236.5.R95

Dewey Class. No.: 320.082/0967571