Helen Joseph

Overview

Helen Joseph (née Fennell) born Easebourne, West Sussex, England April 8, 1905 (d. 1992). South African nonviolent anti-Apartheid protester; led march of 20,000 women in protest against pass laws Pretoria 1956; first South African put under house arrest.

Quotations

"I. . . don’t doubt for a moment that the revolution will result in a nonracial society. . . White and black together. And it works." (1987 interview with Diana Russell; photo gauteng.net)