NELSON and Winnie Mandela visited Morehouse College in Atlanta, US, in June 1990 as part of a tour to raise funds for the struggle. Winnie Mandela, speaking after her husband, said: "I will thank the deputy president of the ANC for the revelation that the ANC is committed to the equality of women." She smiled mischievously as the crowd roared with applause, perhaps recognising her own leadership in the struggle.Earlier, Madiba had told the audience, "In SA, black women suffer a disproportionately heavy burden of oppression as a gender group, a race, and as workers."We are seized with the issue of women’s rights. The ANC is committed to the equality of women, and determined that they must be empowered to make their contribution to the creation of a new SA."In October, the ANC Women’s League will be launched…."At the time, the ANC Women’s League had yet to be "launched" as Madiba said, and the leadership of the ANC was starkly male. This was hardly a surprising reality given that when...
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