Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa contesting authority / [electronic resource] :
Shireen Hassim.
- Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006.
- xiv, 355 p.
- Women in Africa and the diaspora .
- Women in Africa and the diaspora. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-339) and index.
Introduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's movement -- Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism -- The emergence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90 -- The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation -- The return of the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated -- From mothers of the nation to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the South African women's movement -- Political parties, quotas, and representation in the new democracy -- One woman, one desk, one typist : moving into the bureaucracy -- Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidation.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Women--Political activity--South Africa. Women and democracy--South Africa. Feminism--South Africa. Women--Societies and clubs.--South Africa
South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.