Adelaide Casely-Hayford, born on the 2nd of June in 1868, was a Sierra Leone Creole Pan-African feminist, educator, and author. Hayford established a vocational school for young girls in Sierra Leone that emphasized racial and cultural pride.
Hayford was born into an elite Sierra Leone family in Freetown, British Sierra Leone. She spent much of her youth in England and studying throughout the West, also studying music in Germany at the age of 17.
While in England, Adelaide married West African author and Pan-Africanist J. E. Casely Hayford (also known as Ekra-Agiman). Their marriage may have influenced her transformation into a cultural nationalist.
In May 1914, Hayford returned to Sierra Leone, dedicating the rest of her life to educating African girls. In October 1923, she established the Girls' Vocational School, one of the first educational institutions in Sierra Leone to provide young girls with an African-centered education, according to historian Keisha N. Blain.
Hayford frequently traveled throughout the world, giving a speaking tour in the United States on misconceptions about Africa. Author Brittany Rogers notes that these travels also exposed her to the exploitation of black female labor throughout the world.
Although her educational concept for young girls had a Victorian-influenced, middle class domesticity in mind, Rogers writes that these travels led Hayford to begin writing and speaking on matters of labor as well. Hayford died in her hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1960.
"Instantly my eyes were opened to the fact that the education meted out to [African people] had...taught us to despise ourselves. Our immediate need was an education which would instill into us a love of country, a pride of race, an enthusiasm for the black man's capabilities, and a genuine admiration for Africa's wonderful art work."
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TMI re: hair removal cream and it's effects on the Frankish groin
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As my avid fans will know I've been using a beard removal cream to "shave" without irritating the skin on my face. I tried using a separate cream labelled for the bikini area for my bikini area. The result? Brittle, dry hairs that non the less did not wipe away or break free, and a very irritated and unhappy glans. That said, it's only the glans and the rest of my pubic area feels fine, so If I ever try it again I will simply not allow harsh chemical depilatory cream to come in contact with the most sensitive part of my penis. Actually, now that I think about it I could probably use a condom as a "glove" to protect the shaft and glans while removing hair from the groin and scrotum. Might try that in the future, albeit with a different brand since this one didn't work for me.
Related, I remain moderately put out that my parents removed my foreskin, totally unaware that the only reason it was a cultural norm is because some freak thought circumcision would prevent people from masturbating. Like the one time I needed more foreskin to protect my glans it wasn't there. It's just bizarre that people go along with circumcision as a cultural norm (or did, I guess it's less common in the US now) with no idea why they are doing something so drastic to their child.