Ellen Kuzwayo

Ellen Kuzwayo
Born
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Serasengwe

(1914-06-29)29 June 1914
Died19 April 2006(2006-04-19) (aged 91)
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)Women's rights activist and politician, teacher
Notable workCall Me Woman (1985)
AwardsCNA Award

Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo (29 June 1914 – 19 April 2006) was a South African women's rights activist and politician, who was a teacher from 1938 to 1952. She was president of the African National Congress Youth League in the 1960s. In 1994, she was elected to the first post-apartheid South African Parliament. Her autobiography, Call Me Woman (1985), won the CNA Literary Award.