Gertrude Fester | |
Birth Date: | 1952 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
Alma Mater: | University of Cape Town London School of Economics |
Gertrude Fester is a South African feminist, women's activist and a member of the South African parliament in 1994. She was the Commissioner of the Gender Commission. She was a student of Harold Cressy High School in Cape Town and later in University of Cape Town. She completed her Doctorate from the London School of Economics in 2008 with a thesis entitled Women and citizenship struggles: A case of the Western Cape, South Africa 1980-2004.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]