HISTORY 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Aloe Vera, Menopause, Three Oaths
21 Mar 2016
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Period leading up to first world war active resistance. Mekatilili (nickname) actual name ws manyanzi wa menza. Active resistance among ppl who are considered stateless. Giriama are part of the coastal part of kenya (a bit to the interior) bc a 10 mile strip along coast of kenya belonged to the sultan of zanzibar. They were part of the miji kenda (9 different groups) linguistically closely related, congregated around 45 cities called the kaya. Mekatilili woman who was like a man didn"t fit into mold of precolonial society mold or the british. Women are gentle, not confrontation, not in public at that time. She is considered as the woman who sat on men . 20th of october in kenya is celebrated as hero"s day. 20th october historically important bc 20 october, 1952 bc gov declared a state of emergency. Many africans who were suspected in being involved in the guerilla liberation movement.
