The experiences of women from all race groups, classes, and
political persuasions are brought to life in this compelling
collection of extracts. Living in close proximity but often in
vastly different realities, South African women were, in many ways,
"Close Strangers" to each other, and their relationships were
marked by both intimacy and alienation.
This selection of writings draws on a large number of
autobiographical texts by both ordinary and extraordinary women
such as Sarah Raal, Emily Hobhouse, Pauline Smith, Phyllis
Ntantala, Dr. Goonam, Katie Makanya, Pauline Podbrey, Norma Kitson,
Bertha Solomon, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Helen Joseph, Ruth
First, Helen Suzman, Bessie Head, Mamphela Ramphele, Selestina
Ngubane, Emma Mashinini, Marike de Klerk, Antjie Krog, Charlene
Smith, and Maria Ndlovu. Together, these texts demonstrate the
courage and strength of spirit with which South African women
responded to personal and political circumstances in the twentieth
century.
""As individuals, we saw we were all caught up in apartheid's
far-reaching tentacles. White women could not escape the privilege
which their colour bestowed on them. Black women could not escape
the discrimination which theirs made them heir to. We were all
brought face to face with the faceless them' we had known, without
knowing, all our lives ""--Sindiwe Magona
Judith Lutge-Coullie lectures in the English Department at the
University of Durban-Westville.
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