Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us: 10 Curious Inventors, Healers & Creators

R180.00

Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us is a groundbreaking series of books which introduces you to the powerful stories of South African women who have all made their mark and cleared a path for women and girls. These books recognise, acknowledge and honour our heroines and elders from the past and the present.

South African women are silent no more on the roles that we have played in advancing our lives as artists, storytellers, writers, politicians and educationists.

The title ‘Imbokodo’ was been chosen as it is a Zulu word that means “rock” and is often used in the saying ‘Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo!’, which means “You Strike a Women, You Strike a Rock!”

In 10 Curious Inventors, Healers & Creators you will read about the women who shape our world through education, science and maths. You will read about women who became teachers, nurses, social workers, scientists and community workers, overcame obstacles and through their work fought for social change.

  1. Nokutela Linderly Dube
  2. Cecilia Lilian Tshabalala
  3. Sibusisiwe Violet Makhanya
  4. Dora Nginza
  5. Louisa Mvemve
  6. The Makiwane Sisters: Daisy, Florence and Cecilia
  7. Nontsikelelo Qwelane
  8. Zanele Mbeki
  9. Professor Tebello Nyokong
  10. Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

These books were made possible with the support of Biblionef and funding from the National Arts Council.

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Dimensions 210 × 160 × 15 mm
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Athambile Masola is a teacher, writer and poet. She is the founder of Asinakuthula Collective (www.asinakuthula.org), a collective of teachers and researchers interested in women’s history. She is a member of Bua-lit Language and Literacy Collective, which works on social justice in language and literacy education. She has written poetry in Xhosa, titled Ilifa (2021). She is a lecturer in the History Department at the University of Cape Town.
Xolisa Guzula is a lecturer in language and literacy studies with a focus on multilingual and multiliteracy education at the University of Cape Town. She specialises in multilingual education, especially in teaching children to read and write in two languages. She is one of the founders of a network of reading clubs growing across the country. She has written four children’s books and translated many children’s books from English to Xhosa. She is a member of Bua-lit Language and Literacy Collective, which works on social justice in language and literacy education.

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9781431431823

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9781431431816

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