Selloane Ethel Leisa was born on 22* February 1914 in Ga-Marishane, Northern Transvaal, (now Limpopo Province). Upon completing her schooling, she moved to Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) where she trained as a nurse. The city exposed her to racial and gender discrimination first-hand, which left her feeling shocked and eventually spurred her to take part in the liberation struggle.
Terence Albert Bell (Terry Bell) was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa on 12 September 1942.
Lettie Malindi was born in Firgrove, near Stellenbosch, on 26 March 1922, the fifth of eleven children. Her father, John Matibi, was a railway worker from the Eastern Cape, and her family later migrated to Cape Town. Matibi had joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1912 when it was formed, and her mother Harriet was also a member of the organisation.
