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Leila Issel, aged 9, addressing the crowd on behalf of her banned father

Theme: Women in the UDF


Call Number: 17.9.11
Identifier: AL2547_17.9.11
Title: Leila Issel, aged 9, addressing the crowd on behalf of her banned father
Date: 20 August 1983
Subject: Jimi Matthews;
Johnny Issel;
Leila Issel;
United Democratic Front - UDF
Description: This black and white photograph of Leila Issel, aged 9, addressing the crowd on behalf of her banned father, Johnny Issel, at the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Cape Town on 20 August 1983 was taken by Jimi Matthews.This photograph was digitised by Africa Media Online (AMO) in 2009. Included in the SAHA exhibition kit 'Women Rise Up' and SAHA virtual exhibition 'Women hold up half the sky: commemorating women in the struggle'.
Creator: Photographer: Jimi Matthews
Type: Photograph
Format: Access image - jpeg
preservation image - tiff
Source: SAHA collection AL2547
Coverage: Cape Town, South Africa
Rights: Jimi Matthews
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