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Federation of South African Women
AbbreviationFEDSAW
Formation1954
FounderRachel Simons, Hilda Watts Bernstein, Lilian Ngoyi
TypeAnti-Apartheid Group; Women's Interest Group; Activist
PurposeWomen's Rights Advocacy; Gender Equality
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Official language
English
AffiliationsAfrican National Congress Women's League, Coloured People's Organization, Congress of Democrats, Food and Canning Workers Union, South African Indian Congress

The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) was a political lobby group formed in 1954.[1] At FEDSAW's inaugural conference, a Women's Charter was adopted.[2] Its founding was spear-headed by Lillian Ngoyi.

  1. ^ Margaret J. Daymond Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region 2003- Page 236 "Federation of South African Women, Women's Charter South Africa 1954 English The inaugural conference of the Federation of South African Women was held in the Trades Hall in Johannesburg in April 1954."
  2. ^ Jodi O'Brien Encyclopedia of Gender and Society 1452266026- 2008 - "Founded initially as an individual membership organization, in time FEDSAW became a federation of affiliate organizations. At FEDSAW's inaugural conference, a Women's Charter was adopted. Although feminist in its orientation, the charter.

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