Women in Rebellion

What was the aim of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)?

• To secure equal social, political, and economic opportunities for all South African women

• To promote trade unions for black and white women

• To advocate for the removal of apartheid laws

• To organize mass demonstrations against the government

What were some of the issues addressed in the Women's Charter drafted by FEDSAW?

• Equal job opportunities and equal pay for equal work

• The removal of all laws and customs that denied women equality with men

• Paid maternity leave

• All of the above

How did black women contribute to the opposition against apartheid?

• By joining trade unions and participating in illegal strikes

• By organizing community protests towards apartheid

• By playing a leading role in the ANC

• By tweeting

What was the purpose of the pass laws in South Africa?

• To control the movement of African migrant workers, restrict African women from living with their husbands in town and to enforce racial segregation

• To allow African women from living with their husbands in town

• To prevent racial segregation

• To monitor trade unions involving women

Why did South African women resist the pass laws?

• The pass laws advanced their basic freedoms and rights

• They would be arrested if found without a dompass

• They wanted to save white women from the degradation of passes

• Because it cost them money

When did the mass demonstration by women take place at the Union Buildings?

• April 1954

• August 1956

• September 1960

• July 1976

Who were the four women chosen to hand the petitions to the Prime Minister?

• Frances Baard, Ray Alexander, Florence Matomela, Helen Joseph

• Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa, Sophie Williams

• Hilda Bernstein, Bertha Mashaba, Lilian Ngoyi, Rahima Moosa

• Florence Matomela, Ray Alexander, Helen Joseph, Sophie Williams

What did the women do when the Prime Minister and his senior assistants were not present to receive the petitions?

• They left the Union Buildings in disappointment

• They started a peaceful protest inside the Union Buildings

• They sang a hymn and continued with the demonstration

• They decided to reschedule the demonstration for another day

How many petitions were presented to the Prime Minister during the demonstration?

• 10,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 200,000

What do South Africans celebrate on 9 August each year?

• The anniversary of the formation of FEDSAW

• The anniversary of the Women's Charter

• The anniversary of the mass demonstration at the Union Buildings

• The anniversary of the abolition of the pass laws