African women rising in leadership across nations
A growing women’s liberation movement spans Africa with women like Eddah Gachukia in Kenya and Dr. Bertha Baker Azango in Liberia taking senior roles. The piece highlights education and political advancement, alongside enduring tribal customs shaping gender dynamics and family power structures.
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Sylvia Koehler
AP News
Monrovia
Liberia
Africa
Betty Friedan
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Eddah Gachukia
Bertha Baker Azango
Robert Azango
Azango
Columbia University
New York
Sistant
Oredora Z. Fewry
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Fewry
Ministry of Education, Social Welfare
Eating Out Then and Now at Wit's End
Erma Bombeck recalls the shift from formal dining to eating at home. A family dinner becomes the treat, as the spectacle of restaurants fades and routine home meals regain charm. The piece ends with the family celebrating a birthday at home.
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Erma Bombeck
Daddy
Mama
United States
Robbie
Jim
Mother
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