In colonial settler societies, a shortage of white marriageable women was often concern, and until 1936, there were more men that in Cape Town. The question who marries becomes particularly interesting such contexts, especially light constant stream European immigrants to the city first half 20th-century. our previous work, we discussed merits church marriage records as source. Here analyse from 1930 1970 household survey 1938 1939 gain insights into how acted market Town during period, with...

Several studies have shown the importance of mother in survival and wellbeing her children. However, none them analyzed rural areas Iberian Peninsula. In this article we use life courses more than 10 thousand children born between 1750 1959 to understand effects being motherless on survival, educative outputs, wellbeing. To achieve this, descriptive statistics as well Cox OLS regression models. Our results confirm that is one most important relative for young

At any given time, 16% of the world's female population is made up widowed women, though this figure varies by region. The loss a spouse usually means economic and social support for surviving partner. Understanding experience widowhood essential to understanding society; lives widows offer insights into how societies are organised what responses there those in need. This paper investigates survival strategies Cape Town 1938/9 using household survey order understand whether their experiences...

In South African historical research, the Paarl riots of 9-10 November 1959 have been viewed fleetingly as an episode centred around Elizabeth Mafekeng, 1 a trade union activist 1940s and 1950s.On closer examination, however, most participants in events, Coloured people, 2 seem to drawn them for multifaceted reasons which question assigning their cause banishment Mafekeng alone.The Cape Times, Argus, New Age, Die Burger Post newspapers were examined information concerning riots.The...

Abstract This article investigates whether in Cape Town and South Africa, clerical work went from being a male occupation to one dominated by women few decades later, as it did other places the early twentieth century. It explores women's involvement office employment 1900 1960. In USA Canada, remained ‘white' until 1960s was linked notions of middle‐class respectability. expects this trend be more pronounced Africa finds that while feminised amongst white workers, defeminised for races.

As a social institution that permeates almost all societies, marriage trends and practices are studied across the sciences.Yet South African marriages, past present, remain understudied, notably because of lack adequate source material.This paper contributes to better understanding in by offering new dataset more than 55 000 marriages solemnized Anglican church Cape Town between 1865 1960.We show how these records can both reveal evidence test existing hypotheses expose open questions for...

In the West, women’s history arose amidst movements of 1970s. developing regions such as South Africa, however, process was delayed and early interest in women expressed by anthropologists sociologists. regions, researching, writing, consuming is a luxury. This puts more pressure on choosing what to research write about. essay focuses value studying history. While subject no longer neglected there are areas that have been overlooked. Interdisciplinary methods innovative use source material...