Ros de Lanerolle

Ros de Lanerolle also known as Rosalynde Ainslie, was a South African activist, journalist and publisher. She was an anti-apartheid activist and an early leader of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement. She later became a prominent feminist publisher and served as managing director of The Women's Press. She was also a founder member of Women in Publishing and a co-originator of the Orange Prize for Fiction by women. Quotes A fundamental principle of women’s publishing has been the idea of space for those who have not had space in the mainstream. UCL Discovery Boycott is not illegal; what is more, even if it were illegal, how to force people to buy what they do not want to buy? New Left Review Expose and challenge the hidden censorship that keeps women's voices, experiences, and radical ideas suppressed. Index on Censorship Feminist publishing must create spaces for marginalized writers to speak truth to power and reclaim their own narratives. Daily Maverick International solidarity against apartheid requires exposing the economic and political complicity of Western institutions. GroundUp True liberation cannot occur without dismantling both racial oppression and patriarchal dominance. News24 Literary spaces must actively disrupt established norms to ensure African women's stories reach global audiences. OpenEdition Journals External links Category:1932 births Category:1993 deaths Category:Activists from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:Journalists Category:Publishers Category:Feminists Category:Women activists