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Ruth Mompati
South African politician (1925–2015)
Ruth Segomotsi MompatiOMSS (14 September 1925 – 12 May 2015) was a South African politician and a founding member of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in 1954.[1] Mompati was one of the leaders of the Women's March on 9 August 1956.[2]
Early life and education
Ruth Segomotsi Mompati was born in the far north of the former Cape Province (today's North West Province).
Mompati grew up in Ganyesa, a village in the North West province.
Dr ruth segomotsi mompati biography for kids
Her parents, Mrs Seli Babe Seichoko and Mr Gaonyatse Seichoko, were church leaders in the London Missionary Society Church (LMSC), Vryburg. After completing Standard 6, she worked for a white family as a childminder and later went to Tigerkloof Teachers Training College where she obtained a Primary School Teacher's Diploma in 1944.[3][4]
Career
In 1944, Mompati began teaching in Dithakwaneng Primary School near Vryburg.
She later moved to Vr