{"product_id":"9781431431298","title":"Josie Mpama Palmer (A Jacana Pocket  Biography)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile African National Congress narratives dominate much of the scholarship on South Africa’s freedom struggle, Josie Mpama\/Palmer’s political life offers a different perspective. Highly critical of the patriarchal attitudes that hindered black women from actively participating in politics, Mpama\/Palmer was an outspoken advocate for women’s social equality. and encouraged black women to become more involved in national conversations. Mpama\/Palmer was the first black woman to join the Communist Party of South Africa, and spent a year in Moscow at the Lenin School. She was an integral figure in establishing the Federation of South African Women, an organization, and served as its Potchefstroom Branch Secretary. Mpama\/Palmer’s activism and political legacy is an inspiring example for women in South Africa and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Robert+R+Edgar\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRobert R Edgar\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Robert R Edgar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382544941219,"sku":"9781431431298","price":195.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781431431298_8d70966e-89da-4259-8945-0a9349e79184.jpg?v=1776536382","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781431431298","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}