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Title: Elderly woman knitting, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: An elderly woman sits and knits at a table in her home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18517

Title: Woman walks past City hall with PFP signage next to her, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Progressive Federal Party (South Africa)
Description: Caught between posters and police, a prospective voter looks for a way in at the City Hall polling station today.
Identifier: islandora:16010

Title: Pregnant woman stand holding her two kids hands, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Discrimination, ,
Description: Heavily pregnant: Mrs Nomaliso Mthensi appeared in the Langa Commissioners Court yesterday with her two children clinging to her skirts. Here, she leaves the court after paying a fine of R70 for Pass Law offences.
Identifier: islandora:15796

Title: Black woman petrol attendant, Parow, Cape Town
Subject: Parow (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Labour, Apartheid, Women, Influx control, Transport,
Description: An African petrol attendant, one of six employed on the same driveway, fills up at a BP service station in Parow.
Identifier: islandora:15873

Title: Woman posing for a portrait holding a plant, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: A woman poses for a portrait holding a plant in a garden in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18445

Title: Three woman and a man pose with big smiles in front of a train, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, Men--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: Three woman and a man pose with big smiles in front of a train, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18436

Title: Woman holds a tissue as she cries over the loss of her son, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Grief, Youth, Law enforcement
Description: Mrs Elizabeth Fortuin weeps over the death of her son Bernard, 15, who was shot dead by police in Halt Road, Elsie's River, yesterday. Bernard, a standard five pupil, was one of two youths shot dead when police opened fire on a stone throwing crowd.
Identifier: islandora:16179

Title: Man and woman in front of PFP campaign signage, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political campaigns, Progressive Federal Party (South Africa)
Description: L. van Zyl Slabbert and Mrs Barbara Sandler in front of Progressive Federal Party (PFP) signage.
Identifier: islandora:16009

Title: Poor White woman, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Housing, Apartheid, Whites, Poverty, Afrikaners
Description: Mrs Beatrice Hugo and her dog Jessie sit on the verandah of their home in Voortrekker Road, Bellville, surrounded by their belongings.
Identifier: islandora:16826

Title: Woman wearing sunglasses posing on a rock at the beach, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century, Bathing suits—South Africa—20th century,
Description: Woman wearing sunglasses poses on a rock at a beach in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18427

Title: Woman posing with young boy in school uniform, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, Boys--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: A woman holds the hand of a young boy dressed in school uniform in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18455

Title: Woman stands with suitcase, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Families, Prisons
Description: Prisons SA / Porti Sekete, 21, on an official visit to her brother on Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16012

Title: Woman and children protest over police brutality, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Demonstrations, Youth, Law enforcement
Description: Woman and children protest over police brutality, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16110

Title: Woman sits amongst her happy family, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Discrimination, ,
Description: Happy Window: Mrs Beatrice Mbatini of Guguletu, seen here with her family, says she is "the happiest woman in the world". Mrs Mbatani was to have been endorsed out of Cape Town tomorrow, but yesterday her stay was extended till the end of the month for her case to be investigated. "So many friends have come by to give me their good wishes - I'm so happy," Mrs Mabatani (centre) said yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:15797

Title: Man and woman hold up anti-apartheid stickers, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Segregation, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Progressive Federal Party (South Africa)
Description: Man and woman hold up anti-apartheid stickers, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16125

Title: Woman takes out money to pay fine, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Discrimination, ,
Description: Total fines of R1960 were imposed for pass law offences at Langa yesterday. Here, a woman draws R10 notes from her purse to pay a fine for being in the Cape illegally for more than 72 hours.
Identifier: islandora:15799

Title: Woman wearing beads around her neck, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa,
Description: Portrait of a woman with short hair and wearing beads around her neck, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18443

Title: Woman reading a letter in the doorway, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: A woman reads a letter in the doorway of her home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18502

Title: Woman sitting in a chair and listening to the radio, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: A woman sits and listens to the radio in a home in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18446

Title: Woman delivering speech to crowd of protesters, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Public speaking
Description: Woman gives a speech to a crowd of protesters, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16424

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