Women's Month: Celebrating our South African Women Authors
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![A group of women hold signs in demonstration against the pass laws in Cape Town on August 9, 1956.](/sites/default/files/content_migration/lib_uct_ac_za/74/images/womensdaysouthafrica.jpg)
In South Africa, 9 August is celebrated annually as the National Women’s Day.
This day in 1956 saw 20 000 women march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, calling for the pass laws to be abated.
In commemoration of this historic day, here are some must-reads by South African women, young and old, who have used their pen as a mighty sword in ways that inspire. All books are available from the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library and Special Collections or request online.
Image credit: South African History Online, www.sahistory.org.za
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Gabeba Baderoon![]() ![]() ![]() Books A hundred silences Image credit: Badilisha |
Lauren Beukes![]() ![]() ![]() Books Moxyland Image credit: Lauren Beukes |
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Sindiwe Magona![]() ![]() ![]() Books Beauty’s gift Image credit: Badilisha |
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie![]() ![]() ![]() Books Half of a yellow sun Image credit: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
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Ameera Patel![]() Books Image credit: Badilisha |
Penny Busetto![]() Books Image Credit: Frank Moody |
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Panashe Chigumadzi![]() Books Image credit: Tarryn Hatchett |