A most important and readable book, which is meticulously documented and explores the complexity of women's experiences in colonial Kenya.A superb study. THE HISTORIAN This book is a massive undertaking and will be of interest to scholars in the fields of women, gender and colonialism, Kenyan history, East African history, and colonialism in Africa. CAHIERS D'ETUDES AFRICAINES Should appear on the reading lists of scholars of Kenya and of women in Africa. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES.