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Ruth First

Mural of South African civil rights activist Ruth First by Ben Slow in Orlando East Soweto Johannesburg

Photo by Derek Smith. From Wikimedia Commons.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Ruth First." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/ruth-first>.