I Grew Up In A Dictatorship In

I Grew Up In A Dictatorship In East Africa.

As A Young Woman, I Attended Witwatersrand University In Johannesburg, South Africa, Which Was Then Not Segregated. But I Witnessed The Weight Of Apartheid Everywhere Around Me.

I Hope It Will Come As No Surprise That I Have Something To Say.

I Mention My Age Because I Find People In This Country - Women, Not Men, Of Course - Women Are So Troubled By Their Age. There's A Culture Of Youth, And It's A Phony Culture.

My Right To Speak My Mind, To Have A Voice, To Be What Some Have Called 'opinionated' Is A Right I Deeply And Profoundly Cherish. My Only Hope Is That, One Day Soon, Women Who Have All Earned The Right To Their Opinions -- Instead Of Being Called 'opinionated' Will Be Called Smart And Well-informed, Just Like Men.