Charlotte Maxeke

Overview

Charlotte Maxeke (née Manye) born Ramokgopa, Transvaal April 7, 1874 (d. 1939). "The Mother of African Freedom"; pioneer opponent of pass laws 1913; founded Bantu Women's League 1918.

Quotations

"We have done with pleading, we now demand!" (http://bit.ly/1rH2a2x; photo johannesburghospital.org)