This 1956 march was a protest against pass laws that were part of South Africa’s system of apartheid – and specifically the requirement that women carry passes. The protest was simultaneously part of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, and the movement for women’s rights. 

Research:
"Apartheid." Gale World History Online Collection, Gale, 2021. Gale In Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/NUBLZL400705235/WHIC?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-WHIC&xid=a66fcd94
International Women’s Day. “National Women's Day in South Africa is a powerful day for equal rights.” https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Missions/15556/National-Women-s-Day-in-South-Africa-is-a-powerful-day-for-equal-rights
Akpan, Idara . “The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria.” South African History Online. https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/1956-womens-march-pretoria
South African History Online. “The 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August.” https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/1956-womens-march-pretoria-9-august
Pan Africanism Today Secretariat. “The lessons of South Africa’s 1956 Women’s March resonate to this day.” 8/9/2020. https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/09/the-lessons-of-south-africas-1956-womens-march-resonate-to-this-day/
Ogola, Esther. “South Africa: The icons behind the 1956 women’s march.” BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-55106942
Till, Christopher. “Our Triumphs and Our Tears: Women’s Struggles in 20th Century South Africa.” Apartheid Museum. https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/uploads/files/Our-Triumphs-and-Our-Tears.pdf
Lenser, Amber Michelle, "The South African Women's Movement: The Roles of Feminism and Multiracial Cooperation in the Struggle for Women's Rights" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 3397. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/3397
South African History Online. “Women’s Charter.” https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/womens-charter

This 1956 march was a protest against pass laws that were part of South Africa&rsquo;s system of apartheid &ndash; and specifically the requirement that women carry passes. The protest was simultaneously part of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, and the movement for women&rsquo;s rights.&nbsp;
Research:
<ul>
<li>"Apartheid." Gale World History Online Collection, Gale, 2021. Gale In Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/NUBLZL400705235/WHIC?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-WHIC&amp;xid=a66fcd94</li>
<li>International Women&rsquo;s Day. &ldquo;National Women's Day in South Africa is a powerful day for equal rights.&rdquo; https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Missions/15556/National-Women-s-Day-in-South-Africa-is-a-powerful-day-for-equal-rights</li>
<li>Akpan, Idara . &ldquo;The 1956 Women&rsquo;s March in Pretoria.&rdquo; South African History Online. https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/1956-womens-march-pretoria</li>
<li>South African History Online. &ldquo;The 1956 Women&rsquo;s March, Pretoria, 9 August.&rdquo; https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/1956-womens-march-pretoria-9-august</li>
<li>Pan Africanism Today Secretariat. &ldquo;The lessons of South Africa&rsquo;s 1956 Women&rsquo;s March resonate to this day.&rdquo; 8/9/2020. https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/09/the-lessons-of-south-africas-1956-womens-march-resonate-to-this-day/</li>
<li>Ogola, Esther. &ldquo;South Africa: The icons behind the 1956 women&rsquo;s march.&rdquo; BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-55106942</li>
<li>Till, Christopher. &ldquo;Our Triumphs and Our Tears: Women&rsquo;s Struggles in 20th Century South Africa.&rdquo; Apartheid Museum. https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/uploads/files/Our-Triumphs-and-Our-Tears.pdf</li>
<li>Lenser, Amber Michelle, "The South African Women's Movement: The Roles of Feminism and Multiracial Cooperation in the Struggle for Women's Rights" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 3397. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/3397</li>
<li>South African History Online. &ldquo;Women&rsquo;s Charter.&rdquo; https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/womens-charter</li>
</ul>

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This 1956 march was a protest against pass laws that were part of South Africa’s system of apartheid – and specifically the requirement that women carry passes. The protest was simultaneously part of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, and the movement for women’s rights.

Women’s March on Pretoria, 1956

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