Literature Corner: The women history forgot in Brave, Bright & Brilliant Women
Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu · 30 May 2026 · 15m
Speaker 1: Seven two Weekend Breakfast the Literature Corner. Speaker 2: It is twenty minutes before ten o'clock coming up. At the top of the hour, Speaker 2: we'll get your very latest eyewitness news. Then before that we'll find out what's coming Speaker 2: up on seven No. Two Music with Kenny may Street. But it is a Saturday, Speaker 2: which means we end the show in the Literature Corner and we're talking kiddies books, Speaker 2: which I am always such a big fan of these, so many beautiful, thoughtful children's Speaker 2: books out on the market, and our focus for this morning is another one of Speaker 2: those. A book that is intended to teach children about powerful, impactful African women whose Speaker 2: leadership, knowledge and contributions have shaped not just South Africa, but it is Pan African, Speaker 2: it looks like the African continent. The book is called Brave, Bright, and Beautiful Women. Speaker 2: It is the work of creative entrepreneur, digital project manager and storyteller at tri Letto Speaker 2: mouloy Toinrielletto. A very good morning to you, Welcome to Weekend Breakfast. Speaker 3: Morning. Speaker 2: Thank you so much for making time for us. So tell us about where the Speaker 2: idea for bright, brave, bright and brilliant women came from. This is your debut children's Speaker 2: book, Yah tell Us about the story of the Spook. Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it came because I come from a very matriarchal family, right, Like, Speaker 4: there's a lot of women in my family, and I've seen their efforts and you Speaker 4: know, the power that they have. And also I realized that we personify Africa as Speaker 4: the motherland, you know, but…
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