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Florence Maphosho

The first of Florence Maphosho's three children, she was born in 1921. She was born in Alexandra, a small town near Johannesburg. At the age of 15, she married Lionel and gave birth to their lone child. Later, on August 9, 1985, Women's Day she passed away. Her passing was a tremendous blow to the ANC and a victory in the national fight. Although Florence's mother had a teaching degree, she was employed as a domestic. In order to provide financial support for her mother and siblings, Florence was compelled to leave school in Standard 6 and begin looking for a job. She began her career as a domestic worker before moving on to an industrial job. Most of Florence's involvement was in politics. The Defiance Campaign of 1952 served as an inspiration for Florence. Under the joint leadership of the ANC, South Africa, Indian Congress, and Coloured People Congress, it was the first significant multiracial political mobilization against the apartheid laws. She then made the decision to join ANC. Alfred Nzo and TT Nkosi were among the leaders of Alexandra who served as an inspiration to her. Maphosho contributed to the Congress of the People's organization, which approved the Freedom Charter (the statement of the core principles and the South African Congress Alliance, which consisted of the African National Congress in its allies). She also participated in a door-to-door campaign in Alexandra, which helped to mobilize the populace. which the Freedom Charter subsequently adopted. She then worked for the ANC as a full-time organizer and took part in several of the elections at the time. She participated actively in movements and problems related to women. Maphosho encouraged women to take part in the national gatherings or marches (march that took place on the 9th of August 1956 were 70 000 women of all races, marched to protest pass laws and the Group Areas Act NO. 41 of 1950) In the urban districts and subsequently in the rural areas involving Lichtenburg, she organized domestic workers. Florence participated in the Alexandra Bus Boycott Committee in 1957, which was a protest the residents of Alexandra organized against the Public Utility Transport Corporation. In 1960, she declared a state of emergency (a station in which the government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens). Florence continued to support ANC efforts after going into hiding. She was frequently jailed until being outlawed in 1964. She then fled to exile in Tanzania's Dar es Salaam and Lusaka. Because the ANC and its women's section chose to send her to Berlin, in the German Democratic Republic, to represent the group at the Women's International Democratic Federation, she was forced into exile. She spoke at various public gatherings while in Germany. She also helped to strengthen ties between the ANC and the DRC, particularly those between the Women's organization. It took her four and a half years to complete her tenure in that position. She attended the ANC's Morogoro Conference in 1969 as a delegate (was a natural consultative ANC conference, held in Morogoro in Tanzania from 25 April to 1 May 1969). She was in charge of the conference's second women's division. Her nomination to the ANC's NEC in 1975 was a reward for her devotion, sacrifice, and fervour for the cause. She had the chance to improve the ANC and the women's cadres thanks to her election to the NEC. She masterfully incorporated the conflict. In June 1985, the ANC conference re-elected her to the NEC as a consequence of her unflinching dedication to the liberation fight. She passed away in Lusaka in less than two months. On observance of Women's Day on August 9. Her passing was a huge loss to the nation's ANC liberation war. She received recognition for her outstanding contributions to the anti-apartheid movement, including overcoming police persecution to mobilize the public in support of a democratic South Africa and promoting gender equality.

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