MAMA

115pp, paperback, Hoopoe Press, Johannesburg, 2024

ISBN: 9781776489145

Essays the pay tribute to mothers and mother figures.

Contributions include:

"Celebrating Mothers and the Changing Meaning of Motherhood" by Maria Frahm-Arp

"Celebrating Teachers as Very Special Mother Figures" by Sarah Gravett and Nadine Petersen

"Echoes of Silence: Reflecting on the Struggles of Motherhood and Marriage" by Shanee Giani

"Nurturing Dreams: A Journey of Academic Triumph, Maternal Support, and Professional Impact in the Indian Community" by Yaasirah Choonara

"Generations of Resistance: The Legacy of the Women in my Family" by Warren Johannes

"My Mother, My Teacher: Under the Jackalberry tree" by Andrew Munyai

"Mothers of Insāniyat and Ubuntu - The Shoulders on Whom I can Stand Tall and Proud as  Feminist Scholar-activist" by Shahana Rasool

"A mother's Love Through the Eyes of a Daughter" by Lisa Vermeulen.

Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi is Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Johannesburg. She is the editor of Women: wise, optimistic, motivating, empowering & nurturing.