Margaret Ballinger

Margaret Ballinger also known as Violet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger, was a South African politician and Liberal Party leader. She represented African voters in Parliament from 1937 until 1960 and was the first President of the Liberal Party of South Africa. She was also an advocate for African rights and opposed racial discrimination and apartheid. Quotes “All Union politics are Native Affairs.” African National Congress “When I see the lives that African women have to live, I am terribly thankful I am not an African.” United Nations Digital Library “When I think of what this system means to the African woman, I am aghast.” United Nations Digital Library “The problem of the African women should be a burden on the conscience of all of us.” United Nations Digital Library “The hon. the Deputy Minister has worked himself up into a nice frenzy over this. Whether he thinks that the force of his words will make up for the lack of solid foundation in his argument, I do not know, but I can assure you that he is not going to get very far with this sort of approach.” SciELO South Africa “I think anyone who has had experience of the nurses of this country knows that the impulse behind this Bill is simply the genuine and sincere desire to provide the country with the services on which” Curationis External links Category:1894 births Category:1980 deaths Category:Politicians from South Africa Category:Activists from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:Women activists