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Person    | Female  Born 4/5/1925  Died 17/8/1982

Ruth First

Ruth First

South African freedom fighter. Born Johannesburg. Married Slovo in 1949; the writer Gillian Slovo is their daughter. Killed by a parcel bomb addressed to her in Mozambique where she was living in exile. 

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ruth First

Commemorated ati

First & Slovo

Unveiled by Mandela.

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Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror newspaper

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1 memorial
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence

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Builder / Building

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1 memorial
A. Macmillan & Co.

A. Macmillan & Co.

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1 memorial