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CAESAREAN SECTION BIRTHS IN PRE-COLONIAL UGANDA
Pregnancy and childbirth are processes that are old as humanity; and although immense strides have been taken in advancing medical procedures and care for mothers and babies, childbirth can still…
QUEEN MUHUMUZA OF KIGEZI
Around 1895/96, Queen Muhumuza fled Rwanda for Ndorwa after the passing of her husband Mwami Kigeri IV Rwabugiri. At this time the Belgian, German and British forces had begun to…
Women and the Moon: The Ancient Art of Tracking Menstrual Cycles in Uganda
For centuries, women worldwide have used the moon to track their menstrual cycles, with Ugandan women using lunar phases before Western calendars and modern medical tools. This ancient knowledge reflects…
JANET WESONGA
Janet Wesonga, née Tingu (born c.1928) is a Ugandan former local politician. As mayor of Mbale, she was Uganda's first African woman mayor. An Anglican, she also served on the…
KIARA KABUKURU -1ST UGANDAN SUPER MODEL
Born Alice Kabukuru in July 1975 in Kampala, Kiara Kabukuru is Uganda’s first runway supermodel. She is the daughter of Moses Kabukuru and Erinah Kasabiti her early life was marked…
PAULINE MANIRAGUHA BANGIRANA
The first policewoman to go on patrol in Uganda was Pauline Maniraguha Bangirana. She was a Rwandese born in 1942, serving and educated in Uganda and she completed comprehensive training…
PRINCESS ELIZABETH BAGAAYA
“Beauty is not one’s own but rather a reflection of one’s people, one’s country. It is an asset one holds in trust. At that time, a black model appearing in…
Madam Theresa Matovu “Auntie Treasure”
Theresa Mary Nakiberu was born on October 24, 1933 in Villa Maria Masaka, to James Mmundu a Muluka Chief and Julian Nabossa. She is the second last born of 12…
REBECCA MULIRA (1920- 2002)
Rebecca Allen Namugenze Mukasa also known as Rebecca Mulira was a Ugandan women's rights advocate and social activist born in Mengo Hospital on 14 May. She played an integral role…
THE FEMALE UGANDA MATYRS
Princess “Kalala” Clara Catherine Nalumansi, Sarah Nakima, Kikuvambuga these are the names of the women who suffered trials and tribulations during the persecution of Christians from 1885-1887. Although the story…