Sienna Mascareñas
Mr. Worley
AP World History
May 22, 2017
Ndlorukazi “Nandi” kaBebe eLangeni, Queen, Mother, and Influential Woman
History is filled with an endless number of very significant individuals that are remembered because they never gave up, even when all odds were against them. Ndlorukazi “Nandi” kaBebe eLangeni was an exceptional woman that was demoted to the bottom but raised her children to be fearless and know they can work their way up. She became a very powerful queen over the Zulu clan. Nandi is a very strong individual that never let the negativity of others get in her way. She was also a determined woman that always spoke her mind. Her humble beginnings and the struggles she faced in her early years made her strong and resilient. Later, she shared a special bond with her son that was built by all of the experiences that they shared. Her courage would serve her well when she became a queen. Ultimately,
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Nandi is said to have died from dysentery but there was talk that Shaka killed her. There was much controversy on how Nandi actually died. One story says Shaka’s aunt claimed Shaka killed Nandi so people would turn against him. Zulu belief has it that Shaka killed women he impregnated to prevent heirs from taking his throne as he became increasingly paranoid during the later years of his reign. It is said Shaka stabbed Nandi with a sharp spear because she let one of the women he impregnated leave with her son. Nandi was buried two days after her death with others they killed because custom said a person of her rank could not die alone. They killed cooks and servants to accompany her in the afterlife. The death of Nandi sent Shaka and his people into a year of mourning. The people were thrown into a panic and as a result, thousands of people and cattle were killed. An Emkindini uMuzi was built in Melmoth in her honor. Nandi’s death was tragic and took its toll on all the
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As a result, she formed the National Women’s Party. The party was successful despite it’s unpopularity for antagonism in regards to NAWSA, but proved to be a more than adequate reinforcement for the association. Where NAWSA left off, the NWP continued its line of motion, like inertia that despite the friction, carries something onward until the end. Perseverance was the asset that created the effect behind her revolts.
An example of this is in Minou's speech she says on paragraph 15 lines: 2-5 "Some accounts say that she was the person who showed the most leadership, firmness, organizational ability and political acumen to guide the group, but at that time, and perhaps today, it was inconceivable for a political movement made up mostly of men to be led by a woman". It not only took great amounts of courage for her to step up as a political leader of the rebellion but also as a woman being able to break the restrictions put on her by society. I vent when she is in a bad situation she still acts as a leader for her community like on page 233 "Minerva leads us in singing the national anthem. We know through knocking with our neighbor cell that our "serenades" really help raise the men's spirits" This shows her massive amounts of courage she leads her cell mates in singing even though she knows there could be dire consequences and even though she knows it won't do that much she still does it for the small difference it will make. Her acts of leaderships and courage led Minerva to become an important figure of feminism and
in her lifetime which helped her develop into a strong woman. She aspired to challenge
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Going 55 in a 50 mile per hour zone? The NCAA will handle it swiftly and with relative just. Happen to be driving 100 while coeds are hanging out the sides of each window? The governing body of college sports will do everything in its power to make sure you get penalized with the most meaningless of fines.
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