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#OnThisDay, 9 Aug 1956, more than 20,000 women of all races march through Pretoria, South Africa, to petition against the law forcing women to carry passes in order to move about.
Since 1994, a public holiday on 9 Aug marks National Women's Day in South Africa.
Read more about the women who led the movement here: https://issuu.com/topcomedia/docs/public_sector_leaders_august_2021/s/13071366
@CarveHerName Canada, under its Indian act required passes for First Nation peoples to travel outside their assigned reservation. Was in effect until 1940’s. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pass-system-in-canada
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.caPass System in CanadaAfter the 1885 Northwest Resistance (also known as the Northwest Rebellion), the federal government developed the pass system — a process by which Indigenous ...
