The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… Although laws requiring such documents were enacted in 1952, the Government did not begin issuing permits to women … one of the main components of the women's struggle. In 1952 the Native Laws Amendment Act tightened influx control, … Ngoyi joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1952, along with political pioneers Kate Mxaktho, Ida Mtwana …