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Jacqueline "Jackie" Arenstein (6 June 1921 - ) was a South African journalist, legal advisor and activist.

Biography

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In 1956, she was charged with treason.[1] After Arenstein was released from prison, she was subject to house arrest with her husband in Durban.[2]

Arenstein's husband died in 1996.[2]

In retirement, she told the Pretoria News that her only regret was that she never continued working on her art, "Because that is where I could have achieved perfection."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "It Is The Time To Honour Our Women - Inkatha Freedom Party". Inkatha Freedom Party. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Class of 1956 - The Treason Trial Reunion". Pretoria News. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
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