Hester Elizabeth Cornelius
South African labor rights activist and playwright
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Irene Menell
Menell dedicated more than fifty years of her life to the betterment of those marginalised by the oppressive apartheid regime in South Africa, promoting non-racialism, democracy, human rights, and education.
Mary Maria Burton
Argentine-South African human rights activist
Margareth Baloi
South African political activist
Martha Mohlakoane
South African anti-apartheid activist
Maria Ndlovu
Maria Ndlovu is a GIPA (UN Programme for the Greater Involvement for People Living with AIDS) fieldworker based at Transnet headquarters in Johannesburg.
Mary Margaret Ngalo
South African anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist
Mary Benson
South African anti-apartheid activist
Mary Thipe
She was in charge of recruiting young people into the African National Congress to ensure that Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s military wing, had a steady supply of fighters.
Mary Malahlela-Xakana
Malahele-Xakana became the first Black woman to register as a medical doctor in South Africa in 1947. She was also a founder member of the YWCA, a member of the Women’s Peace movement and a member of the Fort Hare University Council.