'Sisters in the Struggle'

Women of Indian Origin in South Africa's Liberation Struggle 1900–1994 (VOLUME 1: 1900–1940s)

Kalpana Hiralal

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781000838145
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: African History
• Index: History

'Sisters in the struggle': Women of Indian Origin in South Africa's Liberation Struggle 1900–1994 unveils an unchartered historical terrain, highlighting the contributions of Indian women towards non-racialism and equality and their experiences within diverse political parties; therefore, shifting the post-apartheid liberation stories which have been dominated by the journey of the ANC to other political organisations who collectively played a significant role in South Africa's road to democracy.

In this book, Hiralal presents a refreshing perspective of Indians, particularly women, as contributors and activists in the struggle. The book elucidates that the struggle against apartheid was a collective endeavour among the oppressed races and not a one-sided endeavour by the ANC. The book, thus, examines the participation of Indian women against apartheid and colonialism within gendered and political frameworks.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• ‘I am Woman’: Poem on “The South African Indian Woman”
• Acknowledgements
• Table
• Figures
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Part 1 Early Resistance 1907–1920s: The Satyagraha Campaigns
• Part 2 The 1930s and 1940s The Passive Resistance Campaign 1946–1948
• Bibliography
• Index