. ▁The ▁marriage ▁was ▁short - l ived ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Du ▁To it ▁went ▁to ▁Cape ▁Town ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁H ug uen ot ▁to ▁organ ize ▁three ▁text ile ▁fact ories ▁that ▁employed ▁white ▁women ▁and ▁black ▁men ▁working ▁together . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁there , ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁union ▁committee ▁which ▁had ▁an ▁equal ▁number ▁of ▁white ▁and ▁black ▁represent atives . ▁Later , ▁when ▁she ▁dan ced ▁with ▁the ▁black ▁union ▁chair person ▁at ▁a ▁fund ra ising ▁dance , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁union ▁members ▁res igned . ▁She ▁managed ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁union , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁as ▁strong ▁after ▁that . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁she ▁married ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁to ▁Guy ▁R outh ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁and ▁who ▁fle w ▁se ap lan es ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁This ▁marriage ▁also ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁important ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Anti - A part heid ▁Mov ement . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁she ▁married ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁to ▁Y us uf ▁C ach alia ▁in ▁Port ▁Elizabeth , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁places ▁to ▁allow ▁" m ixed ▁mar ri ages ". ▁Du ▁To it ▁met ▁Nad ine ▁G ord imer ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9