Norma Kitson
Names: Kitson, Norma
Born: 18 August 1933, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (then Natal), South Africa
In summary: fember of Congress of Democrats and British Communist Party, member of the technical unit of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and founder of the City
Norma Kitson (née Cranko) was born to Jewish parents in 1933 in Berea, Durban. She was one of four children, and had an elder sister Joan and brother Ronnie and a younger brother, Mark. Her father was a chemist by training and was the president of the Point Yacht Club, as Jews were banned from the Royal Natal Yacht club. Her mother, Millie, came from a wealthy Polish family.
References
- Barron, C. (2002) “Norma Kitson: The Activist who started the anti-apartheid demonstration in Trafalgar Square” in The Sunday Times
- Kitson, N. (1987) Where Sixpence Lives. London: The Hogarth Press (including photo)
- Trewhela, P. (2002) “Norma Kitson: Jewish Anti-Apartheid Campaigner” in The Independent Obituaries, 14 June 2002 [online] Available at: www.independent.co.uk [Accessed 14 July 2009] from
