Public Debates on Women's Issues in Postcolonial Kenya: Selections From Viva
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Vol 3. No. 1 (2022)
With contributions by Emma Rose Ryan and Ainhoa Leoz Asiáin.
This issue of SourceLab introduces readers to the history of Viva: The Magazine For Kenyan Women, a Postcolonial Kenyan publication that discusses women's rights and issues.
This publication is part of the digital documentary edition series SourceLab, based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Our Editorial Board conducts rigorous peer-review of every edition.
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