She was a trusted mentor to young militants whose 1976 uprising shaped the country forever.
Articles on 1956 Women's March
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The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
The way Coloured identity is discussed in textbooks and curricula is leading young self-described Coloured people to believe that their history – and their identity – is shameful.
The pioneering role she played, and the sacrifices she made, extended well beyond the famous 1956 Women’s March.
The books aim to write women back into history for children to see that women are able to take up powerful positions in society.
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Senior Lecturer, Applied Language and Literacy Studies, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research Associate, Humanities Research Centre (and African Literature Department, University of the Witwatersrand), University of York
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Associate Professor, Department of History, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand