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History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
14 ORGANISATIONS
- AZAPO’s Women’s Wing - ImbelekoImbeleko is the women's wing of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), formed in 1982…
- Bantu Women’s LeagueThe Bantu Women's League was the first women's organisation in South Africa. It was…
- Black Women’s FederationIn 1973, Natal women formed a federation of Black women after Fatima Meer returned from…
- Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in…
- National Council of African Women (NCAW) The NCAW was established in 1933 by a group of women in Kimberley. It amalgamated a…
- Natal Organisation of Women (NOW)
- United Women’s Congress (UWCO)As a result of parent's reactions to the 1976 uprisings and their aftermath, ex…
- PAC’s African Women’s OrganisationThe aim of the African Women's Organisation is to rally African women under the banner of…
- Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in…
- Women’s Food Committees in Cape Town during the 1940sThe political importance of women’s food committees in Cape Town during the 1940s has…
- Women and The Food and Canning Workers’ UnionThe fruit-canning industry in South Africa can be traced to the late nineteenth century,…
- Garment Workers Union (GWU)Formed in 1928 by Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs, this was a union of women factory workers…
- Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW)The Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) was formed on the 8th of December 1984,…
- ANC Women’s League (ANCWL)When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as…