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          Sophia Williams-De Bruyn is a Former Anti-Apartheid Activist and author and feminist, Panashe Chigumadzi..

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          5. Sophia Williams-De Bruyn

          South African anti-Apartheid activist (born 1938)

          Sophia Williams-De Bruyn

          Born1938 (age 86–87)

          Villageboard, Port Elizabeth

          Known forAnti-apartheid activist

          Sophia Theresa Williams-de Bruyn (née Williams; born 1938) OMSS is a former South African anti-apartheid activist.

          She was the first recipient of the Women's Award for exceptional national service. She is the last living leader of the Women's March.[1]

          Early life

          Sophia Theresa Williams-De Bruyn was born in Villageboard, an area that was home to people of many different nationalities.[2] She was the child of Frances Elizabeth and Henry Ernest Williams.[3] She says that her mother's compassion for others helped her develop a sense of empathy.[4]

          When her father joined the army to fight in World War II, Sophia’s mother moved the family to a new housing development, specifically built for coloureds, called Schauder