People told my dad not to bother educating his 4 daughters. He didn't listen
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Thank you, Dad, for standing up for your girls.
In rural Kenya, where we grew up, fathers were not expected to educate their daughters. Girls were to be married off – and not pursue an education and a career. The value of a girl was measured by her dowry, not a diploma.
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My father, Harrison Ngumbi, was different.
He and my mom had five children — one son and four daughters.
As he would say to us, "I choose to educate you, my girls."
His peers would ridicule him.
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