Hilda Bernstein

Born 15-05-1915 in K

Deceased

Helped to found the South African Peace Council and was its national secretary until being banned.; She was awarded an Honorary Degree in 1998 from the University of Natal for her role in helping to bring democracy to South Africa.; At the time of her death at age 91 Hilda was living in Cape Town.; Her work has been hung several times in the Royal Academy and is in both public and private collections throughout the world. It has also been used on book jackets and illustrations, on posters as greetings cards for the Anti-Apartheid Movement.;