Feminist Studies

She Will Never Be a Doormat": Ideal Female Characters in Margaret Ogola's Novel

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"This paper is based on personal stories as told by Kenyan women. The stories were compiled by the author in 2001 and 2002 when interviewing Kenyans on their views regarding the new constitution. The paper identifies issues raised by women during the women-only sessions which focused on the women's personal lives in the context of marriage, polygamy, motherhood and experiences of domestic violence among others. The paper is guided by the feminist theoretical perspective which argues that if you want to know about women, you should
start with women, for they know. The paper focuses on: marriage,
the place of the 1st wife in polygamous marriages, motherhood, widowhood and domestic violence. The author concludes that feminist research is bringing new knowledge and perspectives to the traditional African view on the institution of marriage and mapping the paths towards new societies."

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: ., 2015

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