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Four women of the five women who led the march, carrying armfuls of the petition. Left to right, they are: Rahima Moosa, a South Asian woman; Lilian Ngoyi, a black woman; Helen Joseph, a white woman; and Sophie Williams, a black woman.

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Four women of the five women who led the march, carrying armfuls of the petition. Left to right, they are: Rahima Moosa, a South Asian woman; Lilian Ngoyi, a black woman; Helen Joseph, a white woman; and Sophie Williams, a black woman.
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CarveHerName (carvehername@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 01:14:22 JST CarveHerName

#OnThisDay, 9 Aug 1956, more than 20,000 women of all races march through Pretoria, South Africa, to petition against the law forcing women to carry passes in order to move about.
Since 1994, a public holiday on 9 Aug marks National Women's Day in South Africa.
Read more about the women who led the movement here: https://issuu.com/topcomedia/docs/public_sector_leaders_august_2021/s/13071366
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AfricanHistory #Histodons

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