| Collection No: |
AL3135 |
| Title: |
The Gertrude Fester Collection |
| Creator: |
Inventory prepared by Ethel Kriger, October 2004 |
| Origination: |
TRC Archival Project |
| Publisher: |
SAHA |
| Inclusive Dates: |
2001 |
| Bulk Dates: |
2001 |
| Extent: |
0.1 linear metre (1 archival box) containing 1 file |
| Language: |
English |
| Acquisition: |
Accession Number: 04-011 |
| Access Restrictions: |
This collection is open for research |
| Use Restrictions: |
Copyright restrictions may apply. See SAHA copyright statement for Use Restrictions. |
| Copyright: |
Finding Aid: © The South African History Archive (SAHA) |
| Created: |
30 July 2009 |
| Abstract: |
In May 1988, Gertrude Fester was detained and subsequently put on trial with other political activists in a trial known as the 'Yengeni 14'. In March 1990 charges were dropped and Fester was released. She subsequently initiated the Women's Education Artistic Voice and Expressions (WEAVE), a black women's writing collective. Her paper entitled 'Apartheid's Residue - women's lives, struggles and testimonies: challenging patriarchal lenses' is a personal account of Fester's own detention in terms of Section 29 of the Internal Security Act and an interrogation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) from a gender perspective. |
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