August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers

Origin date: 1935
Updated: 27 Aug 2019

Two pages from newspaper. Black lettering and illustrations.
Notice of August 9th workshop in Durban. Description of origin of Women's Day with two photographs of women's protests. 'We pledge' and description on pledges in english on left, programme for workshop in centre and 'siyafunga' (pledges) in zulu on right.
Notice of 25th Anniversary of National Women's Day, 1956 - 1981. Cartoon Strip giving the message of the Women's charter on left and illustration of two women and two fists on right with text 'we remember...'. 'Published by the National Women's Day Committee

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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116768

South African History Online (2016) 'August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116768 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).

South African History Online, August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116768, (accessed 21 July 2026).

"August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116768. Accessed 21 July 2026.

South African History Online. "August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116768.