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Juliet Cutler is a writer, educator, and a designer of award-winning exhibits for museums, parks, and cultural centers around the world. In 1999 and 2000, she lived in Tanzania where she taught English at the first school for Maasai girls in East Africa. In her first book Among the Maasai, Juliet recounts her experiences as a young American teacher working in a context where women and girls face unimaginable challenges. Twenty-five years later, she illustrates the positive impacts of educating women and girls in her second book Lessons in Hope, which features the stories of Maasai women working in education, health care, government, nonprofits, and business.
She regularly travels to Tanzania to support causes that uplift Maasai women and girls. All proceeds from the sales of her books support these causes.
We talked about Juliet’s work in the earliest years of the school for Massai girls in Tanzania, African cultures, National Geographic’s portrayals of those cultures, attitudes toward disabilities, how Massai culture is changing, and designing exhibits for museums and parks…in addition to many other things!
00:00 START
07:03 Drink 1: Hakuna Mata
09:42 Reading 1: Intro
14:20 Inspiration and Preparation for Africa
19:44 The Distinct & Iconic Massai Culture
26:17 Drink 2: Dowa (medicine)
30:06 Reading 2: Neema’s Dreams
34:44 How has life changed since the school started?
39:22 Adapting vs Maintaining Tradition & Culture
42:53 Drink 3: Ama-lekkerlicious
45:52 Reading 3: Kafika House
52:48 Changing Attitudes toward Disabilities
52:48 What did Africa DO to you!? (or How the African Experience Changed Juliet)
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