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]

Gertrude Fester
Personal details
Born (1952-07-04) 4 July 1952 (age 71)
Cape Town, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
London School of Economics

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  1. ^ Fester, Gertrude M. N. (2008). Women and citizenship struggles: A case of the Western Cape, South Africa 1980-2004 (phd thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science.
  2. ^ "Gertrude Fester Biography". sahistory. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ South Africa. Parliament (1994- ). National Assembly (2001). Debates of the National Assembly (Hansard). Government Printer. p. 1565. Retrieved 27 April 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Southscan. Southscan. 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The Honorable Gertrude Fester Wynona Lipman Chairholder, 2001". CAWP. Retrieved 27 April 2018.