As early as 1946 the South African government began its attempts to limit her activities and minimize her political influence . In that year she was convicted of assisting an illegal strike of black mineworkers . In 1953 the government banned her membership in a list of organizations , and in 1958 extended this ban to prohibit her from writing or publishing . In 1960 she was detained during the state of emergency declared after the Sharpeville massacre . She was therefore required to go underground with her political work
Sharpeville massacre
Sharpeville massacre
Hilda Bernstein