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ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… the first South African Black woman to receive a Bachelor's degree. While on a choir trip to the United States (US) … delinquents, and runs an employment…
BiographyOlive Peace Landman
… location of the location of the United Presbyterian Church’s Teacher Training School for Girls in Emgwali near Dohne in … Disabilities’ at the Federation of…
BiographyRuth First
… about slave-like conditions on Bethal potato farms, the women's anti-pass campaign, migrant labour, bus boycotts and slum … at Kliptown in 1955 because of…
BiographyFlorence Mophosho
… . She was the first of the three children. Florence's mother was a qualified teacher, but worked as a domestic … campaigns of that time. She was actively…
BiographyJoyce Piliso-Seroke
… return to South Africa, Piliso-Seroke worked for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ). … of the Commission on Gender…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… the masses are its power. There are thousands of men and women whose names are unknown, but they are the ones who … injured in the battle. In Sophiatown,…
BiographyDurant Basi Sihlali
… Durant Basi Sihlali was born on 5 March 1935 in an industrial area, Germiston, Transvaal, now … called Cala in the Eastern Cape. The wall murals Xhosa women…
EventThe launch of the Progressive Women’s Movement of SA
… On 8 August 2006, hundreds of women gathered in Bloemfontein to launch a new national women’s movement, a non-profit organisation called the Progressive ……
BiographyHilda Bernstein
… was a founding member of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)- the first non-racial women's organisation in South Africa. She was one of the…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… independence laid down the foundation for the ANC’s campaigns in the 1950s. At the same time, rapid migration … CPSA in 1930 and was also a founder member of…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… In the 1950s the government's increasingly repressive policies began to pose a direct … proved to be a turbulent decade. We shall see that women were…
BiographyPaul Grendon
… anthem Die Stem, and mimics Mexican muralists from the 20’s in the representation of the history of an oppressive and … Ons vir Jou, Suid Afrika was…
BiographyManiben Sita
… violent and on 4 June 1939, members of Dr Yusuf Dadoo ’s group were attacked – some were badly injured and one died. … , Sita and Mrs Thayanayagie Pillay…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… of non-European South Africans was in the early 1800’s. However, slaves at the Cape had been forced to carry … against low wages, poor housing and Passes…
BiographyBishop Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba
… Stanley Mmutlanyane Mogoba was born on 29 March 1933 outside Polokwane, Limpopo. He was the last born … involved in the affairs of the church as the leader…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
… that gender equality was a factor present in Mpumlwana’s life from a young age. However, it was only at university ( … not study feminism, her experiences…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… deliver lasting peace or a better society. After the war: women in growing economies were beginning to do paid work … a counter culture started to emerge…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in … as the first attempt to establish a broad-based women’s…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… of Human Rights captured the international community’s need to guarantee that no one would ever be unjustly denied … imposed on Coloureds, who had lost the…
BiographyPoomoney Moodley
… duties were considered to be less taxing. [iii] Poomoney’s passion for fighting injustice was first ignited in the … . She was a staunch supporter of the…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… section 20 of the Mines and Works Amendment Act No 27 of 1956 Black Land Act No 27 of 19 June 1913 Prohibited Blacks … They are also denied access to…
BiographyShanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo
… was born in Pretoria , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) on 6 March 1935. She spent her childhood with her maternal … Congress and later in the Federation of South…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions
… deeply learning about South African history. Project: The 1956 Women’s March Reid Arnold Reid Arnold is an Engineering major at …
BiographyWangari Maathai
… veterinary anatomy. [iv] Wangari Maathai was the first women graduate with a PhD in East and Central Africa. [v] … groups conserving the environment and…
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… Witbank and St Michaels Anglican School in Alexander. In 1956 she enrolled at the Inanda Girls Seminary Boarding … Congress (ANC) president Chief Albert…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… Introduction Full feature on the History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the … meet the Prime Minister. The march was held…
EventFirst celebration of International Women’s Day
… The first International Women's Day was launched in several European countries in March … struggle against apartheid as well as the historic 1956 anti-pass…
BiographyZubeida “Juby” "Sharon Davis" Mayet
… was appointed Deputy Chief Sub-Editor — a first for black women journalists. Mayet’s writing reflected her concern for gender equality and a … journalists,…
EventMbeki unveils Women’s Monument at Union Buildings
… President Thabo Mbeki unveiled the Women's Monument at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The aim of the … included the unveiling of the monument dedicated to…