Black Women’s Federation (BWF)

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in South Africa 1960–1994.

Definition

A national umbrella organisation founded in 1975 to unite black women against apartheid through community welfare and Black Consciousness.

Exam Context

Black Women’s Federation (BWF) appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially South Africa 1960–1994 and Resistance and Repression c.1970s.

Non-British Depth Studies South Africa 1960–1994 Resistance and Repression c.1970s

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

Black Consciousness and Labour Resistance

South Africa 1960–1994 • Resistance and Repression c.1970s

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