Women of Controversy: Prudence Mabele

Womanica

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History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Prudence Mabele (1971-2017) was a South African HIV/AIDS activist and a prominent advocate for women's rights. She became one of the first South African women to publicly declare her HIV-positive status in 1992, challenging stigma and discrimination. Throughout her life, she was dedicated to promoting access to healthcare, gender equality, and raising awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women.

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0:00.0	Before there was internet fraud and phone scams, there were always swindlers.
0:05.4	Female swindlers too.
0:07.4	Discover the stories of women from the past who not only survived, but thrived as con-artists and thieves.
0:16.6	How did they use their feminine characteristics to swindle in a world where men made the rules?
0:24.0	Join me, Lucy Worsley, historian and author, and my all-female team in ladies swindlers, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:35.1	Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica.
0:39.9	This month we're talking about women who found themselves at the center of controversy,
0:43.6	whether deserved or not.
0:45.5	Today we're talking about a woman who became one of the loudest voices for women's health
0:49.4	during a period of silence and shame on the subject.
0:52.6	The AIDS message will start with us, but it can stay with us alone.
0:58.0	Let's talk about Prudence Mabella.
1:01.0	Prudence Mabella was born on July 21, 1971, in a township outside of Johannesburg, South Africa.
1:08.0	She was the oldest of four girls. Prudence grew up during
1:12.9	apartheid. Coming of age in an era of racial segregation and oppression, Prudence understood
1:18.5	inequality early on. That understanding would soon be at the center of a deeply stigmatized
1:23.9	personal battle. In 1990, when she was just 18 years old, Prudence tested positive for HIV.
1:32.7	At that time, South Africa was at the crossroads of significant political change.
1:37.5	Nelson Mandela had been released from prison and democracy was on the horizon.
1:40.9	But at the same time, the HIV and AIDS epidemic was ravaging the country.
1:45.8	AIDS, you're my enemy. AIDS, you're the kill. Think about my father, you have taken her. Think about
1:53.3	my mother, you have taken her. Fear, discrimination, and shame surrounded the disease, and people
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