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Women in Kenya. The history of the evolution of the traits of women in Kenya can be divided into Women within Swahili culture, Women in British Kenya, and Kenyan Women post-Independence. [ 3 ] The condition and status of the female population in Kenya has faced many changes over the past century. Kenya was a British colony from 1888 until 1963 ...
Wangarĩ Maathai (/ wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈðaɪ /; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, [2][3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.
Beryl Markham (born Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a Kenyan aviator born in England (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, West with the Night.
This is a list of women writers who were born in Kenya or whose writings are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Friederike Victoria " Joy " Adamson (née Gessner; 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, Born Free, describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several languages, and made into an Academy Award -winning movie of the same name. In 1977, she was awarded the ...
Feminism in Kenya concerns the organized efforts to improve the rights of the girls and women of Kenya. [1] The modern feminist movement, which took off in the early 1960s and also in the 1970s, gained impetus through the establishment of various organisations such as Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (Women’s Progress) [ 2 ] and Kenya Women’s ...
Mekatilili was born in the 1860s at Mutsara wa Tsatsu in Bamba, Kilifi county. She was an only daughter in a family of five children. One of her brothers, Mwarandu, was kidnapped by Arab slave traders and was never seen again. [2] At some point in her life, Mekatilili became married to Dyeka at Lango Baya.
Senior team. Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994) [3] is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Kipyegon is the current world record holder for the 1,500 metres and mile, and the former world record holder for the 5,000 metres. Kipyegon is the only three-time Olympic champion in the 1500 metres race, having won a gold medal ...