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I have a few favorites: An Ill-Fated People: Zimbabwe Before and After Rhodes by Lawrence Vambe, The Quartet: Children of Violence by Doris Lessing, … - Maureen Thelma Watson
" "I have a few favorites: An Ill-Fated People: Zimbabwe Before and After Rhodes by Lawrence Vambe, The Quartet: Children of Violence by Doris Lessing, and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller.
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About Maureen Thelma Watson
Maureen Thelma Watson (née Eastwood), born on 15 September 1925 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, and passed away on 29 August 1994, was a Rhodesian politician. Initially a housewife and family planning advocate, she entered politics and was elected to the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly in 1958, becoming the second woman in Parliament. Reelected in 1962, she chose not to run again in 1965. A moderate, Watson was affiliated with the United Federal Party and later the Rhodesia Party, opposing the conservative stance of the Rhodesian Front.
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I was fortunate to be born at Dadaya Mission nearly 79 years ago, so my connection to Zimbabwe goes back much further than 1965. Growing up in a vibrant community that included figures like Ndabaningi Sithole gave me a unique perspective. When the Rhodesian Front came to power and saw these individuals as potential enemies, I had the privilege of knowing them as champions of what would one day become Zimbabwe. What better background could I have had?
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