Struggle icon Lillian to get statue at last
By Amir Chetty - 10 August 2017
[caption id="attachment_214944" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Nelson Mandela Bay struggle hero Lillian Diedericks
Picture: EUGENE COETZEE[/caption]
Feisty survivor of the 1956 Women’s March finally recognised after being ignored last year
Feisty Nelson Mandela Bay struggle hero Lillian Diedericks finally took her rightful place among the already honoured leaders of the 1956 Women’s March yesterday, when President Jacob Zuma announced that a statue would be erected in recognition of her contribution to the country’s fight for democracy.
