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Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa [electronic r esource] : contesting authority /

Hassim, Shireen.

Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa contesting authority / [electronic r esource] : Shireen Hassim. - Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006. - xiv, 355 p. ; 23 cm. - Women in Africa and the diaspora / series editors, Stanlie James, Ai li Mari Tripp . - Women in Africa and the diaspora. ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-339) and index.

Introduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's m ovement -- Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism -- The emer gence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90 -- The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation -- The return o f the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated -- From mothers of the na tion to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the Sout h African women's movement -- Political parties, quotas, and representa tion in the new democracy -- One woman, one desk, one typist : moving i nto the bureaucracy -- Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidatio n.


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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.