Across Boundaries: The Journey of a South African Woman Leader

Ramphele, Mamphela, and Cole, Johnnetta Betsch (Foreword by)

ISBN 10: 1558611665 / ISBN 13: 9781558611665

Published by Feminist Press, New York, 1996

About this Item

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Women Writing Africa Series. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name clean, tight pages No bent corners SC 191.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Across Boundaries: The Journey of a South African Woman Leader
• Publisher: Feminist Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558611665
• ISBN 13: 9781558611665
• Binding: Trade paperback
• Edition: Revised ed.
• Condition: Very good.

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Synopsis

"Survival," writes Mamphela Ramphele, "is a stronger force than the fear of offending others." Born black and female in apartheid-ruled South Africa, Ramphele went on to become one of the most distinguished women on the African continent—a prominent activist, medical doctor, anthropologist, teacher, university leader, as well as a mother to two sons. Across Boundaries chronicles Ramphele's inspiring journey, and reveals the staggering personal losses that coexisted with her astonishing political and professional achievements.

In addition to recounting the fascinating and often gripping events of her life, she describes the personal side of her experiences—her early struggles to maintain dignity and hope in a world that devalued both black people and women; her battles against despair, especially after the murder of her colleague and lover Steven Biko and the death of her third child in infancy; her mistakes and regrets, as well as her triumphs.

About the Author

Mamphela Aletta Ramphele is a South African politician, a former activist against apartheid, a medical doctor, an academic and businesswoman. She was a partner of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, with whom she had two children. She is a former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cape Town and a one-time Managing Director at the World Bank.