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Kathleen Sheldon

@kesheldon52.bsky.social

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Independent scholar, historian of African women, Mozambique, and Lusophone Africa. Editor at H-Luso-Africa, networks.h-net.org/h-luso-africa www.kathleensheldon.net

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Kathleen Sheldon @kesheldon52.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A brief essay about my book, with photos not included in the book itself: www.kathleensheldon.net/online-essay...

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The Mackerel Years: A Memoir of War, Hunger, and Women’s History in 1980s Mozambique — Kathleen Sheldon

My husband, Steve Tarzynski is a pediatrician, and he had a contract with the Mozambican Ministry of Health. Our daughter, Mercie, was also with us; she was just 15 months old when we arrived there. W...

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Kathleen Sheldon @kesheldon52.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

My sign for today at the #HandsOff protest in Culver City, California.

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Kathleen Sheldon @kesheldon52.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Book talk, about The Mackerel Years: A Memoir of War, Hunger, and Women's History in 1980s Mozambique! Join us for a light lunch at UCLA African Studies Center, 10383 Bunche Hall, noon on Thursday, April 10, 2025. www.international.ucla.edu/asc/event/17...

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The Mackerel Years

A book talk by Dr. Kathleen Sheldon

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Kathleen Sheldon @kesheldon52.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

My memoir is out! The Mackerel Years: A Memoir of War, Hunger, and Women's History in 1980s Mozambique. Available to purchase at Africa World Press - avoid Amazon, they have a spam listing that is extremely overpriced.

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THE MACKEREL YEARS: : A Memoir of War, Hunger, and Women’s History in 1980s Mozambique by Kathleen Sheldon

‘personal is political’ post-independent Mozambique , mackerel years ,public histories ,Frelimo government

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