Devote yourself to SA: Former leader’s plea to women – Daily Sun

Name of the article : Devote yourself to SA: Former leader’s plea to women

Name of publication : Daily Sun

Name of journalist : Simone Heradien

Date : 8 August 2012

Country : South Africa

Theme : Racism, gender equality

Skills : Headline, images, perspective

Genre : News

GEM classification : Gender aware

Description: On 9 August 1956, a huge gathering of women stood at the Union Building in Pretoria and sag a freedon song to the then South African Prime Minister, JG Strydom. “Wathint’ adafazi, wathint’ imbokodo, strijdom,” they sang. Since then “You strike a Woman, You strike a Rock” has a special meaning for South African, men and women. One of those women was Dr Sophie Williams-de Bruyn, the last leaders still alive that historic Women’s March to the Union Buildings.

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