Speech to marchers gathered in St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, September 2, 1989, where about 170 women protested against death sentences and detention.
archiveREF R-0120126Revised
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Straighten up your shoulders!
- Origin date
- 2 September 1989
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Straighten up your shoulders!. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120126
South African History Online (2016) 'Straighten up your shoulders!', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120126 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).
South African History Online, Straighten up your shoulders! [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120126, (accessed 1 August 2026).
"Straighten up your shoulders!." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120126. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Straighten up your shoulders!." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120126.
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