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Fallon, Helen (1993) Mammy Sesay: A Woman of Modern Sierra Leone. Africa. pp. 16-17.
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Abstract
Mammy Sesay's day begins very
early. At about 6:30a.m. when the sun
rises she also rises in the two roomed
shack which she shares with her
daughter and three grandchildren. The
family all sleep in the front room and
the back room which is called the
parlour is kept for supplies. It is there
Mammy Sesay keeps her supply of
kerosene. Selling this is her main way
of making a living. She buys it in as
large a container as she can carry at
the Freetown market. Kerosene which
is used for cooking and for lighting
lamps is a by-product of gas and is
often scarce so she must keep alert to
what's happening in Freetown to know
when to make the four mile trip.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Woman; Modern; Sierra Leone; |
| Academic Unit: | University Library |
| Item ID: | 8276 |
| Depositing User: | Helen Fallon |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2017 13:54 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Africa |
| Publisher: | St. Patrick's Missionary Society |
| Refereed: | No |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/8276 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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