[JDPUB: 114] MARY 'PICKHANDLE' FITZGERALD: REDSICOVERING A LOST ICON by Frances Hunter

Mary ‘Pickhandle’ Fitzgerald - Rediscovering a Lost Icon by Frances Hunter has just been published by Just Done Productions

(RRP) R160

 

GENRE: Biography, South African History

Keywords: Feminism, Labour, Women in South Africa, Trade Unions, Mining, History of Johannesburg

 

This first biography of Mary Fitzgerald, who made an enormous contribution to the early history of Johannesburg, brings out of obscurity her extraordinary life.

 

Arriving in Johannesburg in 1902, when a woman’s place was in the home, she chalked up an amazing list of achievements.

 

Against the backdrop of early industrial conflict, she became South Africa’s first trade union organizer, a rabble-rousing orator, and a strike leader and leader of women’s commandos, viewed by the authorities as an agitator.

 

Fiery and fearless, she stood up to Minister of Mines - Jan Smuts, the police, local and British troops, and scabs alike.

 

She was a suffragist long before women had the vote and became the first woman elected to public office in South Africa when voted onto the Johannesburg Town Council, where she also served as Deputy Mayor.

 

She also published articles from her printing works advocating women’s enfranchisement, racially integrated trade unions, and revolutionary socialism; she helped to found the country’s Labour Party, attended its international conferences, and she was active in work for children.

 

Her private life was scandalous, and mystery surrounds the reasons she was forgotten for so long.

 

A plaque in her memory was unveiled in the Mary Fitzgerald Square, Johannesburg on the 24 September 2005. “At the ceremony, her son Archie, then aged eighty-one, expressed the family’s appreciation for the unveiling of the plaque and the naming of the square. He said that Mary, a courageous woman, had loved working in the city of Johannesburg and if she were still alive she would be satisfied with the rights enshrined in the Constitution, especially the rights of workers. He added that she would support workers’ rights to ensure a non-racial and non-sexist society.”

 

Frances Hunter lived in Johannesburg from 1968 to 1994. When working as a journalist, she heard about Mary Fitzgerald, who was unknown to most people, and knew that Mary deserved to have her rightful place in the history of South Africa. This book is the outcome of years of research.

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      Lulu ID 7785793

      ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-43-6

      Cover Type: Paperback

      Binding: Perfect Bound

      Black and White photographs

      Publication Date: 14 October 2009

      Size:A5

      No of pages: 153

 

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[JDPUB: 113] MANOVI: The battle for land in Zimbabwe by Susan Marr

Manovi - The Battle for Land in Zimbabwe by Susan Marr has just been published. RRP R240

 

GENRE: MEMOIR/ HISTORY/ AFRICA

 

“This book is so much more than just a story. It is an insight into the history of the country; a period lived through by the Marr family, with particular emphasis on commercial farming and the fate that befell it. It follows their farming lives; their achievements despite all the hurdles they faced as they developed virgin land into a viable farming property and the family home over 31 years, only to lose it all in the fast track Land Acquisition Programme of the year 2000 and onwards.

Over the past hundred years or so Zimbabwe’s history has brought tragedy to many, both black and white. This need not be the case in the future if all will accept and learn from past mistakes. Our target should be to allow all Zimbabweans, irrespective of race or creed, and by their own endeavours, to realise true fulfilment of their aspirations without fear from any quarter. “ John Laurie, 2008 President - Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union 1983 - 86

 

Manovi is a heart wrenching account of the joys, the tragedies and the blood, sweat and tears - that were invested by the Marr family in their farm, their workers and their community...it will make you laugh and cry…and ultimately will give you a greater understanding of the complexity of the plight of Zimbabwean farmers and farm-workers alike..

 

The book also contains personal photographs, maps and statistical data relating to crops and agriculture in Rhodesia/ Zimbabwe.

 

·                                 Lulu ID: 7779599

·                                 ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-29-0

·                                 Illustrations/Photos: Various B&W photos throughout with

·                                 colour plates at the back

·                                 Cover Type: Paperback

·                                 Binding: Perfect Bound

·                                 Number of Pages: 530

·                                 Publication Date: 13 October 2009

·                                 Size A5

 

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[JDPUB: 112] NEW BOOK: Apartheid's Other Back Yard by Martin R. Fisher

Apartheid’s Other Back Yard by Martin R. Fisher has just been published by Just Done Productions

 

FICTION BASED ON FACT: R170

 

Matthew, born with a dark skin into a white family, struggles to find some foothold within a society that was rapidly becoming polarised. Together with his family he encounters the divisive intrusion of racial classification. He finds his world divided without a point of reference for his own questionable identity. Matthew’s life is irrevocably altered, when in 1948, the Nationalist government decided to begin the process of separating out different race groups based on their racial heritage.

 

Matthew’s story uncovers a new perspective of the mostly forgotten and unseen effects of separate development. When we consider the scale of the suffering imposed by apartheid, we are tempted to consider numbers as the determining factor as to the worth of consideration. This story reveals the broader and mostly hidden extent of the effects of racial segregation.

 

The narrative captures the essence of those challenges faced by a family whose personal and social trials, to all intents and purposes, went unnoticed. It takes place in society’s backyard. It is a place which is mostly unseen, hidden from the general view, a place where unused items are abandoned, often forgotten about... Matthew’s story is about the less obvious effects of separate development. It was indeed Apartheid’s other backyard.

 

Martin Fisher was educated at schools in Gauteng. He qualified as a teacher and taught in different schools in Gauteng and the Western Cape. He later graduated with a PhD and went on to become a lecturer. In 1992 he started his own development consultancy with a focus on Management and Organisational Development, the success of which he continues to enjoy.

 

      Binding: Perfect Bound

      Cover Type: Paperback

      ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-37-5

      Lulu ID: 7643348

      Number of Pages: 323

      Publication Date: 10 September 2009

      Size: A5

 

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[JDPUB: 111] NEW BOOK: Baa Baa Black Belt by Leslie Hyla Winton Noble

Baa Baa Black Belt by Leslie Hyla Winton Noble has been published by Just Done Productions 

 

GENRE: FANTASY

R170

 

A pathetic lamb is transformed when his hard work gains him a Black Belt - to the utter amazement of all who know him. Seeking adventure, he enters the Magic Circle land of Fabulous Forest where at first he has a merry romp in the ‘Nursery’ area, but soon finds himself on a mission involving seriously scary situations. Humour, twists and surprises, mystery, excitement, and lots of fun generally.

Suitable for children aged 6 – 106.

 

Leslie Noble has also written Tabika (One and Two) and Regina. All the books are available from Just Done.

 

·         Binding: Perfect Bound

·         Cover Type: Paperback

·         ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-38-2

·         Lulu ID: 7641305

·         Number of Pages: 432

·         Publication Date: 10 September 2009

·         Size: A5

 

 

 

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[JDPUB: 110] NEW BOOK: GOD KNOWS YOUR LIMITS by Kelebogile Motshabi

GOD KNOWS YOUR LIMITS by Kelebogile Motshabi has just been published by Just Done Productions R11O

 

Kelebogile Motshabi gave up years of her life to work in schools and communities in Cape Town, South Africa.

 

GOD KNOWS YOUR LIMITS is her first book in which she tells the story of her experiences and how, by the Grace and Mercy of God, she overcame

the calamities in her life.

 

The book hopes to inspire young people to live for God and know that God is the answer to all their problems. She discusses her personal journey

and struggles and refers to the Word of God as a source of inspiration and guidance. She also relays how her Spiritual Family and the Word of God

have supported her.

 

Kelebogile is also very passionate about sharing the gospel with non-believers, motivating the youth to live positively by guiding them to abstain from

sexual immorality.

 

Her purpose in life is to deliver God’s message to the Youth, to show them that Love can conquer all. To be a child of God and to abide by His Will.

 

 

      Size: A5

      Number of Pages: 60

      Lulu ID: 7501557

      ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-41-2

      Cover Type: Paperback

      Binding: Perfect Bound

 

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[JDPUB: 109] NEW CHILDRENS BOOKS: 2 books by Maria Kapatos

Journey into Nature and How my Guardian Angel helped me by Maria Kapatos  - just published by Just Done Productions R80 each

GENRE: CHILDREN - FICTION

Journey into Nature

 

This book encourages children to take pleasure in the beauty all around them and to respect all the creatures of the earth.

Suitable for children aged three to eight.

 

Illustrated by Maria Kapatos

 

Binding: Saddle-Stitched

Number of Pages: 16   Size: A5

Cover Type: Paperback

Colour Illustrations throughout

ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-40-5

Lulu ID: 7525917

 

 

 

How my Guardian Angel helped me

 

A Delightful story about a little boy who battles to make friends and discovers the value of true friendship and the protection of our guardian angels....

Suitable for children aged three to eight.

 

Illustrated by Maria Kapatos

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Binding: Saddle-Stitched

Number of pages: 16

Cover Type: Paperback

Colour Illustrations throughout

ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-39-9

Lulu ID: 7526558      Size: A5

 

 

 

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[JDPUB: 108] NEW BOOK: The Sacred Window by Isabel Hartman

THE SACRED WINDOW by Isabel Hartman has just been published by Just Done Productions R130

 

GENRE: FICTION /FANTASY– CHILDREN Age group: 9 –14.  

Adults could possibly enjoy it!

 

Erika, a girl of nearly nine, lives happily with her widowed mother, of whom she is fiercely protective. When her mother starts to date again

Erika feels very threatened. One particularly sad afternoon she makes the shocking discovery that the rockery - built by her and her beloved late father,

had changed radically. Astonished, she crosses the stream to investigate, only to land in a world she is unable to escape from until an important ‘work’

has been completed. The problem is - she has no idea what this mysterious task might be...

 

Isabel Hartman teaches music and drama to primary school children. She lives in Queensburgh, South Africa, in a picturesque century-old tin

house very much like the one Erika shares with her mother...

 

 

 

·         Binding: Perfect Bound

·         Cover Type: Paperback

·         ISBN 13: 978-1-920315-36-8

·         Lulu ID: 7483540

·         Number of Pages: 157  

·         Size: A5

 

My Beautiful Earth was also written and illustrated by Isabel and published by Just Done.

 

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