Full Description
This book highlights the pioneering roles of African women as leaders and role models in Kenya, providing examples taken from across education, health, business, and a range of other sectors. Drawing on authentic first-hand accounts and narratives from key women in leadership positions, and those who have lived with them, the book presents the life stories of women leaders over the last fifty years, aiming to preserve their contributions for posterity and to inspire young people with moral, ethical, and progressive role models. The book uses African knowledge production strategies that look at the human being holistically, in the prism of Ubuntu, in order to define leadership in Africa from an African perspective, one that celebrates the role of the mother figure and places women at the centre of African values and societal dynamics. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of African studies, gender studies, and Kenyan education and socio-political history.
Contents
1. Kenyan women in the gendered educational arena: the case of Professor Julia Auma Ojiambo 2. Defining education, delimiting gender: Lessons from the life-story of Salome Nolega David 3. Professor Miriam Khamadi Were: Pioneer Medical Educator and Health Researcher 4. Professor Christine Mango: Pioneer Educationist, Environmentalist and Politician 5. Lady Justice Effie Owuor: Kenya's First Female State Counsel, Magistrate, High Court Judge, and Court of Appeal Judge 6. Professor Norah Khadzini Olembo - Pioneer Biotechnologist, Leading Academic and Researcher in Africa 7. Dr. Mary Okelo: The Daughter of Canon Awori and Pioneer Founder of Private School 8. Leading the Leaders: Professor Florida Amakobe Karani 9. Professor Mary Clasina Lutta-Mukhebi: Pioneer Educationist, Leading Linguist and University Administrator 10. Dr. Jane Awinja Nandwa: The making of Kenya's Founder of Oral Literature 11. Reverend Sister Rita Itebete: the Making of a Great Teacher, School Administrator, Mentor and Role Model 12. Priscilla Were: Pioneer Educationist and Longest Serving Principal of Bunyore Girls High School 13. Professor Hellen Aswani Mwanzi: Lessons in Academic Excellence and Mentoring 14. Professor Shanyisa Anota Khasiani: Pioneer Scholar and Researcher in Population Studies 15. Professor Teresa Akenga: The Petite Dark Girl who grew up to become a top Notch Administrator 16. Professor Judy Wangalwa Wakhungu: Diplomat, Environmentalist, Academician 17. Professor Dame Magdalene Odundo AM (RCA): A Life in Clay 18. Dr. Rachael Masake: The First Female Veterinary Surgeon in Kenya 19. Professor Joyce Muhenge Olenja: Spreading the Wings Abroad 20. Alice Barasa Nabwera: The Making of a Successful Pioneer School Administrator 21. Professor Gladys Opinya: Kenya's First Female Dental Surgeon 22. The Life-Story of a great Nutrition Scholar: Professor Mary Khakoni Walingo 23. Professor Mabel Imbuga: Pioneer Educationist, Leading Researcher and Highly Successful University Administrator 24. Honourable Professor Ruth Khasaya Barwa Oniang'o: The making of an Academic and Political Icon
