Rwandan women rising

Hunt, Swanee (author.). Carter, Jimmy, 1924- (writer of foreword.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780822362579
ISBN: 0822362570
ISBN: 9780822373568
ISBN: 0822373564
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xli, 392 pages)
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Computer data.
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Copyright: �2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2019.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Action Note:	digitized 2019. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 07, 2017).