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Women’s Studies 420 Introduction of myself and the women of Sudan By: Jessica C

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Women’s Studies 420Introduction of myself and the women of

Sudan

By: Jessica C

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This Is Me…I am the 2nd youngest of 5I am 22 years oldMy birthday is September 28I grew up on a farmI have 2 nieces and 2 nephewsI am a speech language hearing science

major at MSUM

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More Info…I like to paintI enjoy reading a

good bookI love to shopI can never have too

many shoesI like to travel

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My Favorites…Michigan State is my

favorite college basketball team

My favorite color is pinkMy favorite music is hip

hop, rap, and R&BChristmas if my favorite

holidayMy favorite kid of food is

fruit

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SudanA country in

northeastern AfricaThe largest country

in AfricaOfficial languages

are Arabic and English

Population 42,272,000

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ExportsBeansCottonGarbanzoLentilsMilletTobaccoWheat

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Women of SudanThey are responsible for

taking care of the old, the sick, and the mentally ill

They stay in the house and are segregated from festivities

They do not eat until after the men of the house have eaten

Even if a Sudanese woman has a job and/or education she is still below the man in a household

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Sudan Women ContinuedA common practice in

Sudan is female circumcision

A lot of pressure is put onto a twelve year old or younger girl to observe the ceremonies and practices of female circumcision

This pressure is also put on older women and their families as well

Female circumcision can lead to physical and psychological problems

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Women of South SudanThey have more

freedoms then women of North Sudan

They are still under the men, but have more freedoms

Female circumcision is not practiced

Husbands of South Sudan will consult their wives of different things