Maïmouna performs extracts from Lola Shoneyin›s, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, a powerful tale of deception, betrayal, love, and friendship. The story on the surface is about a polygamous man and his four wives, but through the women’s monologues we explore the burdens society places on women and the cunning ways in which they try to escape from the confines of poverty and patriarchy. Maïmouna uses the performance adaptation as a way to address sexual and reproductive health rights.
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