Federation of South African Women

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Federation of South African Women: References & Edit History

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Penelope Andrews

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added cross-reference.	Adam Zeidan	Apr 27, 2023
	Corrected display issue.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 20, 2023
	Add new Web site: South African History Online - Federation of South African Women.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 09, 2014
	New article added.	Melissa Petruzzello Penelope Andrews	Jun 09, 2014