The turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… vehemently. Their fears were not unfounded. In 1952 the Native Laws Amendment Act tightened influx control, making it … Meer , an Indian woman, was arrested for her role in the unrest and was subsequently banned. Another woman to come to … been as obstructionist as it could. The then Minister of Native Affairs, HF Verwoerd , under whose jurisdiction the …