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Women jailed for resisting unjust laws

Theme: Women unite for people's power


Call Number: 19.7.20
Identifier: AL2547_19.7.20
Title: Women jailed for resisting unjust laws
Date: 1952
Subject: Prison;
Resistance;
Women
Description: This is a black and white photograph of triumphant women leaving the female prison after being jailed for resisting unjust laws in 1952. This photograph was digitised by Africa Media Online (AMO) in 2009. Included in the SAHA exhibition kit and virtual exhibition, titled 'Women hold up half the sky: commemorating women in the struggle'.
Creator: Photographer unknown
Type: Photograph
Format: Access image - jpeg
Preservation image - tiff
Source: SAHA collection AL2547
Coverage: South Africa
Rights: The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
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