Women’s Protests

• Anti-Pass Law Demonstrations: 1952 onwards; response to government's extension of pass laws to women, slowed but didn't stop it; they were peaceful protests led by Albertina Sisulu in Johannesburg - she was arrested and wanted (harsh government backlash with no change)
• Anti-Pass Law Demonstrations: 1956 women's (of many races) protest to see government officials responsible for passes, they were ignored - this led to a massive demonstration occupying government offices in Pretoria; government ignored, no backlash or change
• Anti-Pass Law Demonstrations: Black sash, a group of white, middle-class women, worked to help black women against pass laws and Apartheid restrictions (high domestic support)
• Shebeen Protests: Black women in cities used shebeens (beer hall in their home) to earn money, a traditional way women contribute to African social life, but police raided shebeens and fined women (government backlash)
• Shebeen Protests: In 1959, women attacked and burned two official beer halls fed up with police harassment, police responded violently, resulting in the protests in Cato Manor, near Durban