Rebecca Lolosoli

The Awesome Woman of the Day for Wednesday, October 3, 2012 is Rebecca Lolosoli, women's rights activist specializing in helping women who are victims of (nearly always male-perpetrated) violence. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/half-the-sky/rebecca-lolosoli/

There's really no way for me to do her justice, so I give you her own words:
http://www.satyamag.com/jun07/lolosoli.html

DEFINITELY watch the PBS documentary Half the Sky.

For more information: http://www.umojawomen.net/

http://www.vitalvoices.org/node/542

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/03/06/women-in-the-world-rebecca-lolosoli-kenya.html

Rebecca Lolosoli | Half the Sky | Independent Lens | PBS

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Rebecca Lolosoli is the matriarch of the Umoja Women's Village and an advocate for women's rights.