Reference code
ZA UCT BC1223_E_E1_E1.3
Title
[Ide3] Lee Sub-collection on Generational Identities (67) (Eng/Xho)
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
67 items
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
This comprehensive sub-collection explores generational perspectives and emergent identities of African women in Cape Town, 1950-2000. Interviews provide a gendered and generational history of associational life, with an emphasis on migration to cities by African women under apartheid. Themes include: Black Sash; education; economic backgrounds; family histories; funeral ceremonies; home life; life histories; life under apartheid; living conditions; migration; schooling; transition to democracy; work; Xhosa traditions.