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Politics & Labour

Anti-apartheid activists, politicians and trade unionists
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Architects, fine-artists, photographers, sculptors etc.

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Notable theorists, scientists & doctors
Community & Religious Leaders

Community & Religious Leaders

                    
Writers & Thinkers

Writers & Thinkers

South Africa's great literary & philosophical minds
Popular Culture

Popular Culture

celebrities, sports stars, musicians, etc

Women's biographies

Charlotte Maxeke: (1874 - 1939) One of the first black South Africans to fight for freedom from exploitative and social conditions for African women.

Amy Biehl: (1967 - 1993) An American volunteer who was killed just before the 1994 democratic elections.

Ray Alexander Simons: (1913 - 2004) South African Communist Party and Trade Union stalwart, and seminal activist in the women's struggle.

Lilian Ngoyi: (1911 - 1980) Politician and activist, treason trialist and president of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL). One of the leaders and organisers of the 1956 Women's Anti-Pass March.

Mary Fitzgerald: (1885 - 1960) First woman trade unionist and first woman city councillor.

Valliama Mudliar: (unknown) Activist and Martyr. One of the youngest women imprisoned during the Passive Resistance campaign. She

Politics and Labour
Politics and Labour
Anti-apartheid activists, politicians and trade unionists

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Science and Medicine
Notable theorists, scientists and doctors

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Writers and Thinkers
Writers & Thinkers
South Africa's great literary and philosophical minds

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Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Architects, fine-artists, photographers, sculptors

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Community and Religious Leaders
Community & Religious Leaders
Community and Religious Leaders

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Popular Culture
Popular Culture
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