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Girls Don’t Poop

This essay unpacks the uncomfortable reality of bodily functions often, and ironically, cloaked in silence. With humour and candour, Wendy shares her moments of defiance, realized by clogged toilets and unabashed declarations of bathroom intentions. This short manifesto navigates the complexities of societal conditioning and ultimately advocates for the reclamation of authenticity and humanity.

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W is for Womanhood and many Other Hoods

An introspective dive into the intricacies of what it means to be a woman in the Malawian landscape and how we all continue to circumvent the world’s expectations of womanness. In this essay, Timwa Lipenga delves into the connection between womanhood and motherhood and Malawi’s difficulty in separating the two identities.

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Your Mother is Just a Girl

SEE: A COLLECTION OF INSIGHT Your Mother is Just a Girl Grappling with the concept of age as a fluid

Girls Don’t Poop

This essay unpacks the uncomfortable reality of bodily functions often, and ironically, cloaked in silence. With humour and candour, Wendy shares her moments of defiance, realized by clogged toilets and unabashed declarations of bathroom intentions. This short manifesto navigates the complexities of societal conditioning and ultimately advocates for the reclamation of authenticity and humanity.

W is for Womanhood and many Other Hoods

An introspective dive into the intricacies of what it means to be a woman in the Malawian landscape and how we all continue to circumvent the world’s expectations of womanness. In this essay, Timwa Lipenga delves into the connection between womanhood and motherhood and Malawi’s difficulty in separating the two identities.

Girls Don’t Poop

This essay unpacks the uncomfortable reality of bodily functions often, and ironically, cloaked in silence. With humour and candour, Wendy shares her moments of defiance, realized by clogged toilets and unabashed declarations of bathroom intentions. This short manifesto navigates the complexities of societal conditioning and ultimately advocates for the reclamation of authenticity and humanity.

Read More »

W is for Womanhood and many Other Hoods

An introspective dive into the intricacies of what it means to be a woman in the Malawian landscape and how we all continue to circumvent the world’s expectations of womanness. In this essay, Timwa Lipenga delves into the connection between womanhood and motherhood and Malawi’s difficulty in separating the two identities.

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