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She retired from her political career in 1998 and started the "Women's
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in the US to bring shoes for orphans in Malawi in 2009. WIN Malawi operates in rural
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Catherine
Chipembere was forced into exile from Malawi together with her husband and lived outside the country for 29 years. In 1994, after the end of Banda's rule, she returned to Malawi as a hero. She was elected as the first female member of the Malawian parliament. Later she served as the
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In what ensued as a public scandal and a celebrated court case, the
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Chipembere attended secondary school during a time when education was not considered a priority for
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severed their relationship with her husband. Masauko
Chipembere died in the United States in 1975 from diabetes. Chipembere went on to pursue and earn a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from the
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