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Women, Work and Domestic Virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003
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The International Journal of African Historical Studies
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January 1, 2008
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Women, Work and Domestic Virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003. By Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo and Marjorie Keniston Mclntosh. Athens: Ohio University Press; Oxford: James Currey, 2006. Pp. xii, 308; 4 maps and 3 illustrations. $55.00 cloth, $26.95 paper.
Through the 1990s Uganda stood out among African countries for the advancement of women's rights and the growing awareness of gender issues. With a prominent woman as national vice president, a vibrant group of women's organizations, and a thriving program in gender and women's studies at the national university the country seemed to be a model for the continent. Kyomuhendo and Mclntosh trace the path women have taken over the last one hundred years ...
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