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299: 38: 204:, which segregated and strictly regulated the movement of black and coloured people. Other issues expressed were rising food and transportation costs. Furthermore, a rise in the price of bread in mid-1953 had mobilized women in Cape Town to organize politically, further stimulating an interest in the establishment of a women's interest lobby. FEDSAW was thus created as the first attempt at a broad-based and multi-racial women's organization to help meet women's basic needs and those of their family. 257: 323:. Although FEDSAW was allowed to continue operating, they were forced to continue their meetings in secret to avoid police surveillance, intimidation and harassment of its members. Furthermore, the arrest of several key leaders of FEDSAW made it extremely difficult to continue operations. A combination of government pressures and issues funding the organization made it impossible for FEDSAW to continue running. By the mid-1960s, FEDSAW had ceased to exist. 612: 1524: 381:"For the development of every child through free compulsory education for all; for the protection of mother and child through maternity homes, welfare clinics, creches and nursery schools, in countryside and towns; through proper homes for all, and through the provision of water, light, transport, sanitation and the amenities of modern civilization 346:
and participated in the national liberation movement. It was committed to the liberation of the black majority in South Africa from white minority rule, by a process of peaceful change. White South African women generally abstained from participating in FEDSAW activism, with the exception of those in
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Throughout 1957 and into 1958, the women's anti-pass campaign continued to generate wide scale support and attention from the international media. However, increasing pressures from the Apartheid state ultimately shut down the protests. Police violence also became increasingly violent. In November
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In 1989, the United Women's Congress, The Federation of Transvaal, The Natal Organization of Women and the Port Elizabeth Women's organization revived FEDSAW. Although a much smaller organization by this time, they continued to organize conferences and protests regarding women's issues, including
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One of the first protests that FEDSAW coordinated took place on October 27, 1955, outside the Pretoria Union Buildings, which form the official seat of the South African government as well as the offices of the President of South Africa. This was in response to discriminative policies such as the
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Between March and August 1956, FEDSAW planned to host a mass protest at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. Held on August 9, 1956, the protest mobilized "between 6,000 to 20,000 women" from all over the country, including places such as "Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and Port Elizabeth."
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FEDSAW's Charter was drafted at the inaugural conference in 1954. It states the names of the new organization. The Charter asserted that an "intimate relationship" existed between women's inferior status in society and the inferior status assigned to people by "discriminatory laws and colour
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in August 1956. This has been considered to be the largest mass gathering of women in South African History to date as 20,000 women protested at the Pretoria Union buildings. For supporters of the apartheid system, the attendance of white people at these protests was especially unnerving.
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Margaret J. Daymond Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region 2003- Page 236 "Federation of South African Women, Women's Charter South Africa 1954 English The inaugural conference of the Federation of South African Women was held in the Trades Hall in Johannesburg in April
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Whilst South Africa had many forms of societal segregation prior to Apartheid, its institutionalization through governmental policy led its founders to organize against several issues, such as rising costs and the pass law system. As a result, FEDSAW became part of the
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The song "Wathint' Abafazki, Wathint' Imbokotho", or "You Have Tampered With The Women, You Have Struck a Rock" was created and popularized by the 1956 protest. In 2016, a monument was also created to memorialize the Women's March Leaders.
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English: Federation of South African Women: African, Hindu and Christian women gathered near Apartheid era prison to protest against Apartheid in 1955. The Hindu women can be seen in traditional sari.(Violet Weinberg is third from the
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Between 1956 and 1958, a number of Anti-Pass protests were organized across South Africa. From Januaryā€“July 1956, approximately 50,000 members attended 38 demonstrations. In particular, many were upset about the
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and trade unionists. At the conference, the aims and philosophy of the organization were established and recorded through the Women's Charter. A National Executive Committee was also selected.
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Reported by the Cape Times as the "largest mass gathering of women in history", the demonstration led to the official annual commemoration of 'Women's Day' in South Africa, as August 9.
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1956, police opened fire on a crowd of 1000 people in Lichtenburg. Two Africans were killed and an additional two were injured. In 1960, after a day of demonstrations against the
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prejudices". It made clear that the struggle to emancipate women from discriminatory laws and conventions should be an intrinsic part of any general liberatory struggle.
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and the Coloured Women's Organization. While individual membership was not permitted, being a member of one of these organizations meant automatic membership in FEDSAW.
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African National Congress Women's League, Coloured People's Organization, Congress of Democrats, Food and Canning Workers Union, South African Indian Congress
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Sharpeville Massacre row of graves: 69 people were killed by police on March 21st, 1960, during an anti-pass protest at the Sharpeville Police Station.
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The first FEDSAW conference took place on April 17, 1954. Approximately 150 delegates attended the conference, including representatives of the
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English: The row of graves of the 69 people killed by police during an anti-pass protest at the Sharpeville Police Station on 21 March 1960.
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FEDSAW is notable because of its achievement in creating one of the first broad-based women's organizations in the country's history.
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In 1956, the top leadership of the Congress Alliance were arrested and prosecuted in the mammoth Treason trial. Amongst them were
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National, Secretary and President of FEDSAW at the time. The two were acquitted and had their charges withdrawn in 1961.
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Lesotho women protesting violence against women at a National Women's Day protest at National University of Lesotho.
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Lesotho women protesting violence against women at a National Women's Day protest at National University of Lesotho
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National Women's Day protest at the National University of Lesotho, where women protested violence against women.
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sexual violence and homelessness. In addition, they "made a contribution towards training women in leadership".
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In addition to their official Charter, FEDSAW adopted eight specific aims at the 1954 inaugural conference:
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English: A younger Lilian Ngoyi smiling awkwardly for the camera during the difficult years of Apartheid.
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FEDSAW was composed of over 130 delegates from various local, national, and foreign organizations:
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FEDSAW oriented itself from the beginning towards the policies of the
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FEDSAW's ideology was heavily influenced by the works of
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Federation of Transvaal Women

Rachel Simons
Hilda Watts Bernstein
Lillian Ngoyi
Apartheid Regime
Congress Alliance
African National Congress
Women's March 1956
pass laws
Rachel Simons
Frances Baard
Florence Matomela
ANC Women's League
pass laws
ANCWL
Transvaal All Women's Union
Congress of Democrats
Indian Congress
Bantu Education Act
passes
Population Registration Act
Coloured
National Women's Day protest
Native Laws Amendment Act, 1952
Natives Act, 1956
Women's March
pass laws
Sharpeville Massacre
Sharpeville Massacre Graves

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