| LC control no. | no 96058956 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Duncan, Sheena |
| Associated country | South Africa |
| Birth date | 1932 |
| Death date | 2010-05-04 |
| Place of birth | Johannesburg (South Africa) |
| Place of death | South Africa |
| Affiliation | Johannesburg City Council. Social Welfare Department Johannesburg (South Africa). City Council Women's Defence of the Constitution League (South Africa) Black Sash (Society) |
| Profession or occupation | Public officers |
| Found in | The Church's role in preparing for free and fair elections, 1992: t.p. (Sheena Duncan, Senior Vice-President, South African Council of Churches) LC database, 8 Nov. 1996 (hdg.: Duncan, Sheena) SANB correspondence with author, June 15, 1993 (maiden name: Sinclair; b. Dec. 7, 1932) Black Sash WWW site, May 5, 2010 Press releases (Sheena Duncan; human rights activist; d. May 4, 2010) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed December 12 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Duncan, Sheena; political activist, antiapartheid activist, organization founder / official; born 1932 in Johannesburg, South Africa; studied to be a domestic science teacher in Edinburgh; worked in the Social Welfare Department of the Johannesburg City Council as a home economics officer; was a member of the Women's Defence of the Constitution League, which changed its name to the Black Sash (1956); the organization had expanded its role by helping victims of the new barrage of apartheid laws to understand the legislation and, where possible, to defend their quickly diminishing rights; joined the Sash (1963) and succeeded her mother as president (1975); had become a member of the Anglican Church's Challenge Group (1970's), which aimed to end racism in the church; received honorary doctorates from the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Cape Town, and the University of Natal; was awarded the Order of the Baobab in Silver by the South African government (2006); died 04 May 2010 in South Africa) |
| Equivalent(s) | Duncan, Sheena, 1932-2010 |
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