South African women played a significant role in the struggle against the violation of human rights during the 1950s and 1960s. Women were involved in a variety of anti-apartheid organizations and played a key role in organizing protests, boycotts, and other acts of civil disobedience. In 1956, for example, women from across South Africa organized a massive protest against the government's new pass laws, which required black South Africans to carry identification documents at all times. The protest, which became known as the Women's March, was one of the largest demonstrations in South African history and helped to galvanize the anti-apartheid movement. Women also played a key role in organizing and running underground resistance movements, providing safe houses and other forms of support for activists who were being targeted by the government. Despite facing significant obstacles and repression, South African women continued to fight for human rights and social justice throughout the 1950s and 1960s, laying the groundwork for the eventual downfall of apartheid in the 1990s.