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"The Voice of the Women", News sheet produced by the Women of the Defence of the Constitution League. June 29, 1955, in laager in the Union Buildings grounds, Pretoria

Description: Two copes, A and B, are noted as accessioned but only A was available. Also photocopy of A is available at MA1955-671A copy. Protest against the Senate Bill.
Date(s): 1955

Black Sash Calendar 1987

Description: Calendar of black and white political cartoons by Grogan. The calendar notes important dates for example, the founding of the ANC and of the Black Sash, the adopting of the Freedom Charter, and International Children's Day.
Date(s): 1987

Black Sash Calendar 1989

Description: Calendar of black and white political cartoons by Grogan, Zapiro and Stent. The dates are annotated by hand. It is unclear who made the notes.
Date(s): 1989

Calendar 1993: "Open the doors we're coming through..."

Description: Calendar of black and white photographs depicting mainly women. Include quotation on each page describing the struggles of women. The last page of the calendar contains a page entitled "The Rights of South African Women".
Date(s): 1993

Calendar: "South Africa 1984"

Description: Calendar of black and white photographs depicting places in South Africa (name of place in left hand corner of the photograph) and the people's struggles there. Under each photograph is a quote in English and in another South African language describ [. . .]
Date(s): 1984

Handbill: "To all men and women voters of South Africa"

Description: With sign of mourning attached
Date(s): 1956

Photograph of Black Sash demonstration

Description: Black and white. Man in the foreground and two women holding placards in the background. Placards: "12 000 people must make new homes" and "Limehill wasbank meran!"

Photograph of Mr Strauss

Description: Black and white. "Part of crowd of more than 5000 in Belgrave Square Pretoria who came to hear Mr Strauss speak against the Senate Bill."
Date(s): 1955

Photograph of protest against the Senate Bill

Description: Black and white. "A crowd of about 18 000 people in front of the Johannesburg City Hall to protest against the Senate Bill."
Date(s): 1955

Photograph of protest in Simonstown

Description: Black and white. Women wearing sashes standing next to a large books labelled SA Grondwet SA Constitution with a black sash draped over it.

Photograph of Simonstown vigil

Description: Black and white. "Simon's Town vigil for one hour" 5th from left Mrs H C Willis.
Date(s): 1955


Photograph of women holding placards

Description: Black and white. They are holding signs that read: "Pass Laws Destroy African Families" and "Let No Man Put Asunder"
Date(s): 1969

Photograph of Women of the Defence of the Constitution League: "Collecting signatures for the petition against the Senate Bill"

Description: Black and white. Two women at a table where two men are signing a petition. Two other women look on.
Date(s): 1955

Photograph of women protesting

Description: Black and white. "Protesting the racial job reservation clause of the Industrial Conciliation Act, Johannesburg City Hall."
Date(s): 1957


Photograph: "Accusation against the Prime Minister, J G Strydom, and his Cabinet, and a call for his resignation"

Description: Black and white. Two women holding up a board with the accusation on it: "We accuse you the Prime Minister and your Cabinet of destroying the Constitution of the Union, ignoring the will of the people, keeping our children apart in the schools, destr [. . .]
Date(s): 1956

Photograph: "Black Sash City Hall Steps"

Description: Black and white. Woman wearing a black sash sitting on a bench labelled "Europeans Only" with a man.

Photograph: "Group areas protest"

Description: Black and white. Queen Elizabeth Bridge, Johannesburg. Four women standing on a street corner holding a placard: "20 000 up-rooted from their homes!"

Photograph: "Groups Areas protest"

Description: Black and white. Placard reads: "We protest against the deprivation of basic human rights"
Date(s): 1956

Photograph: "Johannesburg City Hall steps"

Description: Black and white. Two women holding signs that read: "The right to speak from these steps has gone" and "Die reg om van hierdie trappies te praat her verval"
Date(s): 1958

Photograph: "Johannesburg station: Seeing members off to the National Conference in Bloemfontein"

Description: Black and white. Group of women boarding a train.
Date(s): 1956

Photograph: "Making black sashes"

Description: Black and white. "Making black sashes for the vigil at the Johannesburg City Hall following the publication in the Government Gazette of the dissolution of the Senate." Six women gathered round a sewing machine, chatting and making sashes.
Date(s): 1955

Photograph: "On the march"

Description: Black and white. . "Protest against the Senate Bill"
Date(s): 1955

Photograph: "Protest against Gous giullotine action in Parliament"

Description: Black and white. Banner: "The Death of our Parliament, Die Dood van ons Parlement" with giullotine showing Parliament being decapitated.
Date(s): 1955

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