Call me woman
"Call Me Woman is the autobiography of Ellen Kuzwayo, a black South African woman whose life as a social worker, woman's rights activist, politican, and more was woven in political history of South Africa for almost 60 years. Kuzwayo 's autobiography documents a complex series of changes in herself and her culture, including the onset and devastation of apartheid. Ms. Kuzwayo was the first black person to win South Africa's premier literary prize, the CNS Literary Award."--Jacket.
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Call me woman / Ellen Kuzwayo ; preface by Nadine Gordimer ; foreword by Bessie Head.
Summary
"Call Me Woman is the autobiography of Ellen Kuzwayo, a black South African woman whose life as a social worker, woman's rights activist, politican, and more was woven in political history of South Africa for almost 60 years. Kuzwayo 's autobiography documents a complex series of changes in herself and her culture, including the onset and devastation of apartheid. Ms. Kuzwayo was the first black person to win South Africa's premier literary prize, the CNS Literary Award."--Jacket.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:[1991], ©1985.
- Edition:1st U.S. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Aunt Lute Books
- Place of Publication:San Francisco
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:[1991], ©1985.
Notes
Originally published: London : Women's Press, 1985.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxi, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1879960095, 9781879960091
- oclc:ocm24320625
- LC Classification:HQ1800.5.Z75
- Dewey Decimal:305.4/88968/092
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