Johannesburg, South Africa
The square was originally a wagon site on which many striker’s meetings were held. It was named after the activist Mary Fitzgerald in 1939. A militant defender or workers’ rights, she became known as Pickhandle Mary and was a leading figure of the in the strikes of 1911-1914. She became organiser of
the Industrial Women’s league, President of the South African Branch of the International Workers of the World, and in the early 1920s, Deputy Mayor of Johannesburg. Throughout the 20th Century, the
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