Article about hardships and poor living conditions experienced by African women living in the reserves while their husbands are forced to work in cities, mines and farms and because of the migratory labour system may not be accompanied by their wives.
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The widows of the reserves
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- 22 Feb 2016
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The widows of the reserves. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113074
South African History Online (2016) 'The widows of the reserves', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113074 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, The widows of the reserves [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113074, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"The widows of the reserves." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113074. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The widows of the reserves." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113074.
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