Victoria Mxenge She was an antiapartheid activist a

Victoria Mxenge She was an anti-apartheid activist, a nurse and midwife, but then later became a lawyer.

Background �She was born on 1 January 1942 �Victoria was born in King William’s Town, eastern cape �She trained in Victoria hospital as a nurse �At King Edward hospital she got qualifications to work as a midwife �Her husband got many convictions, courtsanctioned bans and detentions during their marriage �She had 2 sons and 1 daughter

Work �Victoria studied law through UNISA �She became an attorney in 1981 and defended many cases including her husband’s death, the Matolo raid and the Lesotho raid �She became a member of the Release Nelson Mandela committee(RMC) �Victoria sat at the executive of the National Organisation of Women(NOW)

DEATH � Victoria was assassinated on August 1 1985 � She was killed in front of her children in her home � After her death 1000 students marched in protest but were dispersed by police dogs and clubs � 10000 people attended her funeral � After her funeral people took to the streets and vandalised public property � 9 died whilst 138 were injured because of police clashes

Legacy �Her and her husband were awarded the Order of Luthuli in silver for excellent contribution to the field of law �The Victoria Mxenge Group of Advocates was officially established on 1 July 2011 �On 20 August 2017 statues dedicated to the Griffiths and Victoria were unveiled in Umlazi, south of Durban.

References �https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Victoria_Mxen ge �Inaugural Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge Memorial Lecture

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