Role of women in defiance campaign in 1952.
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The Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws was presented by the African National Congress (ANC) at a conference held in Bloemfontein, South Africa in December 1951.[1] The Campaign had roots in events leading up the conference. The demonstrations, taking place in 1952 were the first "large-scale, multi-racial political mobilization against apartheid laws under a common leadership."[2]
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Defiance campaign in 1952
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- The defiance campaign embraced Gandhi's notion on satyagraha.
- In south Africa large number of people demonstrated against the existing Apartheid laws by disobeying them to combat Apartheid.
- Women were actively participating against these defiant incidents.
- Florence Matomela was among 35 activists arrested in Port Elizabeth.
- Fatima Meer was arrested and subsequently banned for the unrest caused.
- Women's involvement in this campaign proved to be a force in political development across it motivated women to establish FSAW (Federation of south African women).
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