ሰንዱ (ገብሩ) Gebru (1916 - 2009)

Born 13 Jan 1916 in Addis Alem, Menagesha, Ethiopia

Died 20 Apr 2009 at age 93 in Ethiopia [uncertain]

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Biography

Senedu (ገብሩ) Gebru is Notable.

Senedu (ገብሩ) Gebru was born in Ethiopia.

Senedu Gebru (Amharic: ሰንዱ ገብሩ) was an Ethiopian educator, writer and politician. In 1957, she became the first Ethiopian woman elected to Parliament. She was named vice president of the Chamber of Deputies on 22 November. In 1960 she became the Vice President of the Senate, and in 1966 General Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

During these years she advocated complete parity between men and women, including contesting articles in the 1960 Civil Code that provided the husband with the right to choose the place of residence.

Senedu was appointed assistant director of the first girls' school in Ethiopia in 1943. She became headmistress two years later, a first in Ethiopian history. In 1950 she published her only book, Ye Libbie metsihaf (Book of My Heart), which contained two of her plays and some poems. In 2005 the University awarded her an honorary doctorate in recognition of her contribution 'as an early champion of the emancipation of Ethiopian women'. She passed away in 2009. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Senedu Gebru

See also:

• ethiopiaservier.com Oct 2015, my mother sendedu gebru
• jstor.org The role of women on the Ethiopian Stage (Aboneh Ashagrie) 2012