Back Federation of South African Women German Etelä-Afrikan naisliitto Finnish Fédération des femmes sud-africaines French
 FEDSAW members in anti-Apartheid meeting | |
| Abbreviation | FEDSAW |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1954 |
| Founder | Rachel Simons, Hilda Watts Bernstein, Lilian Ngoyi |
| Type | Anti-Apartheid Group; Women's Interest Group; Activist |
| Purpose | Women's Rights Advocacy; Gender Equality |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Official language | English |
| Affiliations | African National Congress Women's League, Coloured People's Organization, Congress of Democrats, Food and Canning Workers Union, South African Indian Congress |
The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) was a political lobby group formed in 1954.[1] At FEDSAW's inaugural conference, a Women's Charter was adopted.[2] Its founding was spear-headed by Lillian Ngoyi.
- ^ Margaret J. Daymond Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region 2003- Page 236 "Federation of South African Women, Women's Charter South Africa 1954 English The inaugural conference of the Federation of South African Women was held in the Trades Hall in Johannesburg in April 1954."
- ^ Jodi O'Brien Encyclopedia of Gender and Society 1452266026- 2008 - "Founded initially as an individual membership organization, in time FEDSAW became a federation of affiliate organizations. At FEDSAW's inaugural conference, a Women's Charter was adopted. Although feminist in its orientation, the charter.