Rhoda Kadalie

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Rhoda Kadalie
Born(1953-09-22)22 September 1953
Cape Town, South Africa
Died16 April 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 68)
EducationHarold Cressy High School[2]
Alma materUniversity of the Western Cape[2]
ChildrenJulia Pollak
RelativesClements Kadalie (grandfather)
Scientific career
FieldsGender Equity
InstitutionsUniversity of Western Cape

Rhoda Kadalie (22 September 1953 – 16 April 2022)[3] was a South African academic. She was the founder of the Gender Equity Unit at University of Western Cape (UWC).[4][5] In June 1999 she received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Social Sciences of Uppsala University, Sweden.[6] She was the granddaughter of trade unionist Clements Kadalie.[2]

Kadalie died of lung cancer on 16 April 2022, at the age of 68 in Los Angeles, California.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Thamm, Marianne (17 April 2022). "In Memoriam: Rhoda Kadalie, friend and mentor, political provocateur and groot bek". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Interview with Rhoda Kadalie, human-rights activist". Helen Suzman Foundation. 30 November 2001. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b McCain, Nicole. "Human rights activist Rhoda Kadalie, 68, has died". News24. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ Bozalek, Vivienne. "The Smallest Democracy?" Agenda 10.22 (1994): 48-51.
  5. ^ Watson, Joy. "Prioritising women's rights: the Commission on Gender Equality", Agenda 13.34 (1997): pp. 94-97.
  6. ^ "Honorary doctorates - Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2018.