Women’s Jail
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Women’s Jail is a historic former women’s prison at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, South Africa, now preserved as a museum and memorial to political prisoners and the struggle against apartheid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women’s Jail canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
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heritage site ⓘ memorial ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | institutional prison architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Apartheid museums
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Historic sites in South Africa ⓘ Museums in Johannesburg ⓘ Prisons in Johannesburg ⓘ Women’s history museums ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage and education centre
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memorial ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| formerUse |
detention facility for women political prisoners
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women’s prison ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
exhibits on apartheid-era detention
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personal testimonies and oral histories ⓘ stories of women political prisoners ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cell blocks
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exercise yards ⓘ exhibition spaces ⓘ solitary confinement cells ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
heritage site at Constitution Hill
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historic site ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Constitution Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Braamfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Gauteng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Constitution Hill precinct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Women’s Jail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAsPrisonUntil | late 20th century ⓘ |
| operator |
Constitution Hill Trust
NERFINISHED
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Gauteng Provincial Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution Hill heritage complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedAsMuseum | early 2000s ⓘ |
| significance |
educational site on apartheid history
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site of memory for political prisoners ⓘ symbol of women’s role in the anti-apartheid struggle ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
detention of anti-apartheid activists
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imprisonment of women involved in political protests ⓘ |
| theme |
human rights abuses under apartheid
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political imprisonment ⓘ struggle against apartheid ⓘ women’s resistance to apartheid ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | heritage tourism site in Johannesburg ⓘ |
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