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Federation of South African Women
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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.
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Abbreviation | FEDSAW |
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Formation | 1954 |
Founder | Rachel Simons, Hilda Watts Bernstein, Lilian Ngoyi |
Type | Anti-Apartheid Group; Women's Interest Group; Activist |
Purpose | Women's Rights Advocacy; Gender Equality |
Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Official language | English |
Affiliations | African National Congress Women's League, Coloured People's Organization, Congress of Democrats, Food and Canning Workers Union, South African Indian Congress |
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