Women in the South African Parliament

"Although the international press closely chronicled the dismantling of South Africa's apartheid policies, it paid little attention to the unique role women from a variety of political parties played in establishing the new government. In this play-by-play account analyzing how South African women gained national office, secured constitutional protection, and won legislative reform, Hannah E. Britton utilizes interviews, participant observation, and archival research to tell an inspiring story of liberation. Women in the South African Parliament shows how these women achieved electoral success, learned to work with lifelong enemies, and began to transform Parliament by creating more space for women's voices during a critical time in the life of their democracy."--BOOK JACKET.