Encountering a South African Women’s Rights Pioneer
Noted on March 5, 2009 | By Christopher Bennett in
This is the first of two entries in recognition of International Women's Day on March 8. In this entry, Chris Mitchell, interning at the Southern African Media and Gender Institute (SAMGI) in Cape Town, South Africa shares her experience discovering the personal manuscripts of Olive Schreiner, a pioneer in South African gender and human rights. A second posting on March 8 will include excerpts from the article Chris wrote about Olive Schreiner's manuscripts for SAMGI's newsletter.
I went by the National Library during my lunch hour. In the upper gallery there was an exhibit of South…
Early Saturday morning Amanda, another volunteer at the Casa de los Angles, and I set up a table at a local fair held monthly in the Instituto Allende near the center of town. Amidst booths displaying jewelry, handicrafts and beautiful artwork, Amanda and I sold goodies and t-shirts to raise money for the daycare. We spread information to tourists and locals about how the daycare provides free childcare to local women in the area. Some visitors to the market were excited about our cause: One lady from Texas told us that she understood about daycare and bought three…