Felicia Kentridge
Felicia, Lady Kentridge | |
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| Born | Felicia Nahoma Geffen 7 August 1930 |
| Died | 7 June 2015 (aged 84) Maida Vale, London, England |
| Nationality | South African citizenship, British citizenship - dual citizenship |
| Other names | Felicia, Lady Kentridge |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, anti-apartheid activist and artist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including William |
Felicia, Lady Kentridge (née Geffen; 7 August 1930 – 7 June 2015) was a South African lawyer and anti-apartheid activist who co-founded the South African Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in 1979. The LRC represented black South Africans against the apartheid state and overturned numerous discriminatory laws; Kentridge was involved in some of the Centre's landmark legal cases. Kentridge and her husband, the prominent lawyer Sydney Kentridge, remained involved with the LRC after the end of apartheid, though they moved permanently to England in the 1980s. In her later years, Kentridge took up painting, and her son William Kentridge became a famous artist.