Nokukhanya Bhengu
Nokukhanya Bhengu (3 March 1904–16 December 1996) was a South African teacher, farmer, women’s leader and anti-apartheid activist. She was married to Albert Luthuli, who was president of the African National Congress (ANC) between 1952 and 1967.
Quotes
[edit]- My father made us work very hard, we woke up every morning at half past four. We took the cattle out into the fields. Then we ran to school. We had no time for breakfast.
- After school we had more work to do. We had to clean the yard and fetch water from the river. The Umngeni river was a mile away.
- But I very much wanted to be a teacher
- Eight of us had no money for fees. We did work for the school. After school we cut the grass and washed pots. Early in the morning we helped to bake the bread. The other students were still asleep. That’s how I got my Iittle education.
- I was not interested in men, But then I met this young teacher from Groutville. After eight months I knew that I wanted to share my life with this man.
- The story of Nokukhanya Luthuli , retrieved 04-April-2025
- we must take time with this decision, because what we are aiming at, a lifetime together, is really quite a long time
- the one place of relative security and privacy which we know
- someone had to take action and not shrink from the responsibility to advance the cause of our people
- Nokukhanya Luthuli,(09/01/2017), retrieved 04-April-2025
quotes about her
[edit]- But Mrs Luthuli is a fighter – just like the Chief
- The story of Nokukhanya Luthuli,04-April-2025
