.biography-hero {
    position: relative;
    padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem) 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.biography-hero__inner {
    width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 3rem));
    margin: 0 auto;

    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns:
        minmax(0, 0.8fr)
        minmax(0, 1.2fr);

    column-gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
    row-gap: 2rem;

    align-items: start;
}

.biography-hero__content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding-top: clamp(0rem, 1vw, 1rem);
}

.biography-hero__eyebrow {
    margin: 0 0 1rem;

    font-size: 0.76rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.4;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.biography-hero__title {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 12ch;

    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    line-height: 0.98;
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.biography-hero__subtitle {
    max-width: 22ch;
    margin: 1.25rem 0 0;

    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
    line-height: 1.3;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.biography-hero__orientation {
    max-width: 52ch;
    margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);

    padding-left: 1.25rem;
    border-left: 2px solid currentColor;
}

.biography-hero__orientation p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.biography-hero__portrait {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1 / span 2;

    margin: 0;
    width: 100%;
}

.biography-hero__image {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 5 / 6;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.biography-hero__image img {
    display: block;

    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;

    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
}

.biography-hero__image::after {
    content: "";

    position: absolute;
    inset: 1rem;

    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);

    pointer-events: none;
}

.biography-hero__portrait figcaption {
    margin-top: 0.75rem;

    max-width: 58ch;

    font-size: 0.78rem;
    line-height: 1.5;

    opacity: 0.72;
}

.biography-hero__rule {
    width: 4rem;
    height: 1px;

    margin-top: 2rem;

    background: currentColor;
    opacity: 0.35;
}

.biography-hero__cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.6rem;

    margin-top: 1.75rem;

    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.biography-hero__cta::after {
    content: "↓";
    transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.biography-hero__cta:hover::after,
.biography-hero__cta:focus-visible::after {
    transform: translateY(0.25rem);
}

/*
.biography-section--orientation {
    padding: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 10rem) 0;
}

.biography-section--orientation
.biography-section__inner {
    width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 3rem));
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.biography-section__intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 0.72fr);
    gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
    align-items: start;
}

.biography-section__body {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.biography-section__body p {
    margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
}

.biography-section__closing {
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
    padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem 1.5rem;

    border-left: 2px solid currentColor;

    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.4rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.55 !important;
    font-weight: 600;
}*/


/* =========================================================
   LAYER 2A — BEFORE THE LEGEND / ORIENTATION
   Preserve the established layout and measurements.
   ========================================================= */

.biography-section--orientation {
    padding: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 10rem) 0;
}

.biography-section--orientation
.biography-section__inner {
    width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 3rem));
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.biography-section--orientation
.biography-section__intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 0.72fr);
    gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
    align-items: start;
}

.biography-section--orientation
.biography-section__body {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.biography-section--orientation
.biography-section__body p {
    margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
}

.biography-section--orientation
.biography-section__closing {
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
    padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem 1.5rem;
    border-left: 2px solid currentColor;

    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.4rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.55 !important;
    font-weight: 600;
}


/* =========================================================
   LAYER 2B — A WOMAN ROOTED IN A LIVING WORLD
   Independent editorial-essay composition.
   ========================================================= */

.biography-section--world {
    padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
}

.biography-section--world
.biography-section__inner {
    width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 3rem));
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* The heading occupies a broad editorial measure,
   rather than inheriting the orientation's two-column grid. */

.biography-section--world
.biography-section__intro {
    display: block;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.biography-section--world
.biography-section__heading {
    max-width: 760px;
}

/* Main historical essay: comfortable reading width. */

.biography-section--world
.biography-section__body {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.biography-section--world
.biography-section__body p {
    margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
}

/* Individual essay subsections. */

.biography-world__subsection {
    padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--biography-rule);
}

.biography-world__subsection:first-child {
    padding-top: 0;
    border-top: 0;
}

.biography-world__subsection h3 {
    margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

.biography-world__subsection p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* The closing thesis has its own editorial treatment. */

.biography-section--world
.biography-section__closing {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem) auto 0;
    padding: 1rem 0 1rem 1.5rem;

    border-left: 2px solid currentColor;

    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
    line-height: 1.65;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* =========================================
   HER WORLD — VISUAL FOUNDATIONS
   ========================================= */

.biography-world-visual {
    margin: 0;
    min-width: 0;
}

.biography-world-visual__frame {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--biography-surface, #e8e3d9);
}

.biography-world-visual__frame img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
}

.biography-world-visual figcaption {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-top: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--biography-muted, #77736b);
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
}


/* =========================================
   1. HER WORLD HERO
   Expansive environmental opening
   ========================================= */

.biography-world-hero {
    padding: 0 0 clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
}

.biography-world-hero__frame {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 21 / 9;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.biography-world-hero__frame img {
    object-position: center 52%;
}

.biography-world-hero__caption {
    width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 3rem));
    margin: 1rem auto 0;
}


/* =========================================
   2. LAND, LIVELIHOOD AND BELONGING
   Broad environmental landscape
   ========================================= */

.biography-world-visual--land .biography-world-visual__frame {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.biography-world-visual--land img {
    object-position: center 55%;
}


/* =========================================
   3. THE KAYA: MORE THAN A PLACE
   Layered woodland and pathway
   ========================================= */

.biography-world-visual--kaya .biography-world-visual__frame {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.biography-world-visual--kaya img {
    object-position: center center;
}


/* =========================================
   4. AUTHORITY, COMMUNITY AND THE SACRED
   Human-scale communal scene
   ========================================= */

.biography-world-visual--authority .biography-world-visual__frame {
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
}

.biography-world-visual--authority img {
    object-position: center 48%;
}


/* =========================================
   5. WOMEN WITHIN THE GIRIAMA WORLD
   Closer, more intimate composition
   ========================================= */

.biography-world-visual--women .biography-world-visual__frame {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
}

.biography-world-visual--women img {
    object-position: center center;
}


/* =========================================
   6. WHAT WAS WORTH DEFENDING?
   Reflective landscape and transition
   ========================================= */

.biography-world-visual--defending .biography-world-visual__frame {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.biography-world-visual--defending img {
    object-position: center 55%;
}


/* =========================================
   MOBILE REFINEMENTS
   ========================================= */

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .biography-world-hero {
        padding-bottom: 3rem;
    }

    .biography-world-hero__frame {
        aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    }

    .biography-world-hero__caption {
        width: calc(100% - 2rem);
    }

    .biography-world-visual--land .biography-world-visual__frame,
    .biography-world-visual--kaya .biography-world-visual__frame {
        aspect-ratio: 5 / 4;
    }

    .biography-world-visual--authority .biography-world-visual__frame {
        aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    }

    .biography-world-visual--women .biography-world-visual__frame {
        aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    }

    .biography-world-visual--defending .biography-world-visual__frame {
        aspect-ratio: 5 / 4;
    }

    .biography-world-visual figcaption {
        margin-top: 0.65rem;
        font-size: 0.8rem;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }
}
/* =========================================================
   MOBILE — EACH SECTION KEEPS ITS OWN COMPOSITION
   ========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 700px) {

    .biography-section--orientation {
        padding: 3.5rem 0;
    }

    .biography-section--orientation
    .biography-section__intro {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 2rem;
    }

    .biography-section--orientation
    .biography-section__body {
        margin-top: 2.5rem;
    }

    .biography-section--world {
        padding: 3.5rem 0;
    }

    .biography-section--world
    .biography-section__intro {
        margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    }

    .biography-section--world
    .biography-section__body {
        max-width: none;
    }

    .biography-world__subsection {
        padding: 1.75rem 0;
    }

    .biography-section--world
    .biography-section__closing {
        margin-top: 2.5rem;
        padding-left: 1rem;
    }
}


/* =========================================
   SECTION 4 — WHEN COLONIAL RULE REACHED DEEPER
   Editorial flow, not a card grid
   ========================================= */

.biography-section--colonial {
    padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem) 0;
}

.biography-section--colonial .biography-section__inner {
    width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 3rem));
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Section introduction */

.biography-section--colonial .biography-section__intro {
    display: block;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.biography-section--colonial .biography-section__heading {
    max-width: 760px;
}

.biography-section--colonial .biography-section__body {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
}

.biography-section--colonial .biography-section__body p {
    margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
}

.biography-section--colonial .biography-section__closing {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 3rem 0 0;
    padding: 1.25rem 0 1.25rem 1.5rem;
    border-left: 2px solid currentColor;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
    line-height: 1.65;
    font-weight: 600;
}


/* =========================================
   COLONIAL PRESSURE FLOW
   ========================================= */

.colonial-flow {
    --colonial-rule: var(--biography-rule, rgba(128, 120, 105, 0.35));
    --colonial-muted: var(--biography-muted, #77736b);

    width: 100%;
     margin: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0;
}

.colonial-flow__origin {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 2px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--colonial-rule);
}

.colonial-flow__eyebrow {
    margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
    color: var(--colonial-muted);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.colonial-flow__origin h3 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.colonial-flow__origin p:last-child {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0.85rem auto 0;
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
}


/* Vertical connector */

.colonial-flow__connector {
    display: block;
    width: 1px;
    height: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: var(--colonial-rule);
}


/* Three mechanisms: editorial columns, not cards */

.colonial-flow__mechanisms {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    border-top: 1px solid var(--colonial-rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--colonial-rule);
}

.colonial-flow__mechanism {
    min-width: 0;
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.colonial-flow__mechanism + .colonial-flow__mechanism {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--colonial-rule);
}

.colonial-flow__number {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    color: var(--colonial-muted);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.colonial-flow__mechanism h3 {
    margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.55rem);
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.colonial-flow__mechanism p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 0.97rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
}






/* Mechanisms converge */

.colonial-flow__convergence {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3rem) 1.5rem;
    text-align: center;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--colonial-rule);
}

.colonial-flow__convergence h3 {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.colonial-flow__convergence p {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0.85rem auto 0;
    color: var(--colonial-muted);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
}






/* Resistance endpoint */

.colonial-flow__outcome {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3rem) 1.5rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.colonial-flow__outcome h3 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.3rem);
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.colonial-flow__outcome p {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0.85rem auto 0;
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
}


/* =========================================
   HISTORICAL EVIDENCE LAYER
   A vertical chronological sequence
   ========================================= */

.colonial-evidence {
    margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem);
    padding-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--biography-rule, rgba(128, 120, 105, 0.35));
}

.colonial-evidence__intro {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.colonial-evidence__intro h3 {
    margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.colonial-evidence__intro p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.colonial-evidence__timeline {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.colonial-evidence__item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(100px, 0.28fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
    padding: 2rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--biography-rule, rgba(128, 120, 105, 0.35));
}

.colonial-evidence__date {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.colonial-evidence__content h4 {
    margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.colonial-evidence__content p {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 0 1rem;
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.colonial-evidence__content p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.colonial-evidence__content a {
   color: #93c5fd; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px; text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.colonial-evidence__content a:hover {
   color: #bfdbfe;
}
.colonial-evidence__note {
    color: var(--biography-muted, #77736b);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
}


/* =========================================
   MOBILE
   ========================================= */

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .biography-section--colonial {
        padding: 3.5rem 0;
    }

    .biography-section--colonial .biography-section__inner {
        width: calc(100% - 2rem);
    }

    .biography-section--colonial .biography-section__intro {
        margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    }

    .biography-section--colonial .biography-section__body {
        margin-top: 2rem;
    }

    .biography-section--colonial .biography-section__closing {
        margin-top: 2rem;
        padding-left: 1rem;
    }

    .colonial-flow {
        margin: 2.5rem 0;
    }

    .colonial-flow__mechanisms {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    }

    .colonial-flow__mechanism {
        padding: 1.5rem 0;
    }

    .colonial-flow__mechanism + .colonial-flow__mechanism {
        border-left: 0;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--colonial-rule);
    }

    .colonial-flow__number {
        margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
    }

    .colonial-flow__connector {
        height: 2rem;
    }

    .colonial-flow__convergence,
    .colonial-flow__outcome {
        padding: 1.75rem 0;
    }

    .colonial-evidence {
        margin-top: 3rem;
        padding-top: 2rem;
    }

    .colonial-evidence__item {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 0.65rem;
        padding: 1.5rem 0;
    }
}


/* =========================================
   SECTION 4 — EDITORIAL REFINEMENTS
   Append after the existing biography.css
   ========================================= */

/* Bring the opening narrative and flow closer together. */
.biography-section--colonial .biography-section__intro {
    margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

/* Keep the flow connected to the historical narrative. */
.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow {
    margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

/* Improve readability across the three mechanisms. */
.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__mechanism {
    text-align: left;
}

.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__mechanism h3 {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__mechanism p {
    max-width: 38ch;
    margin: 0;
    text-align: left;
}

/* Give the convergence stage clearer visual weight. */
.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__convergence {
    padding-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    padding-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__convergence h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
    line-height: 1.35;
}

/* Make the final resistance stage feel consequential. */
.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__outcome {
    padding-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    padding-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--colonial-rule);
}

.biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__outcome h3 {
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

/* Preserve a readable single-column sequence on mobile. */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .biography-section--colonial .biography-section__intro {
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow {
        margin-top: 2rem;
    }

    .biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__mechanism p {
        max-width: 60ch;
    }

    .biography-section--colonial .colonial-flow__outcome {
        padding: 2rem 0;
    }
}