TY - BOOK AU - Hunt,Swanee TI - Rwandan women rising SN - 9780822373568 AV - HQ1236.5.R95 U1 - 320.082/0967571 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Durham PB - Duke University Press KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - Rwanda KW - Women and democracy KW - History KW - Civil War, 1994 KW - Atrocities KW - Personal narratives KW - Politics and government KW - 1994- KW - lcgft N1 - 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 ER -