Description
First formed in the early twentieth century, the ANC Women's League has grown into a leading organization in the women's movement in South Africa. The league has been at the forefront of the nation's century-long transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy that espouses gender equality as a core constitutional value. It has, indeed, always regarded itself as the women's movement, frequently asserting its primacy as a vanguard organization and as the only legitimate voice of the women of South Africa. But, as this deeply insightful book shows, the history of the league is a more complicated affair-it was neither the only women's organization in the political field nor an easy ally for South African feminism.
Author: Shireen Hassim
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 01/12/2015
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780821421567
ISBN10: 0821421565
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | General
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Political Science | Political Process | Campaigns & Elections
About the Author
Shireen Hassim is a professor in political studies at the University of the Witwatersrand and a widely published author in the field of gender politics in South Africa.