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dc.contributor.authorHaasbroek, Hannes
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-04T13:02:24Z
dc.date.available2013-03-04T13:02:24Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationHaasbroek, H. 2012. "An absolute pillar of strength for her husband and the struggle": Molly Fischer (1908-1964) - wife, mother and struggle activist. New Contree : A journal of Historical and Human Sciences for Southern Africa. 65:87-110, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/4969]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-9867
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/8263
dc.description.abstractThis article concentrates on the life and times of Molly Fischer, wife of the renowned Communist and struggle-activist Bram Fischer. Molly and Bram’s life was not only woven together by their love for each other, but also by their love of Socialism and Communism coupled with their sincere endeavours to uplift the black community. She was as fervent a Communist and activist as Bram and in these circles was applauded for the unselfish manner in which she took up the cudgels for the oppressed people in the country. Molly is probably one of the few white women in the struggle-history of South Africa who had an Afrikaans background and who made a notable contribution to this cause. Her contribution remained rather obscured to the general public when compared with that of her famous husband. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to emphasise how she played her part as a struggle-activist and how she, as her husband’s soul mate, supported him throughout his public and political life and, in the interests of their cause, never backed away from the mistrust which they were obliged to endure from their Afrikaner compatriots. Also her role as mother, and for that matter homemaker, is taken into consideration. A great deal of Molly’s everyday life centred on their son’s welfare who suffered from cystic fibrosis.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West Universityen_US
dc.subjectMolly Fischeren_US
dc.subjectBram Fischeren_US
dc.subjectStruggleen_US
dc.subjectCommunist Partyen_US
dc.subjectRivonia Trialen_US
dc.subjectNelson Mandelaen_US
dc.subjectStruggle Activistsen_US
dc.subjectEqual Rightsen_US
dc.subjectWifeen_US
dc.subjectMotheren_US
dc.title"An absolute pillar of strength for her husband and the struggle": Molly Fischer (1908-1964) - wife, mother and struggle activist.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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