About Mabel Jansen
Lived 1889 – 1979 (aged 89). Mabel Jansen was a South African writer and journalist.
Martha Mabel Jansen, DMS (née Pellissier; 1 November 1889 — 8 January 1979) was a South African educator, writer, journalist, cultural leader, politician and pioneer in the promotion of Afrikaans, as well as the spouse of the penultimate Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, E.G. Jansen.
She was a founding member of the Saamwerkersunie (Cooperative Union), the Voortrekkers (an Afrikaans pioneer organisation), the Vroue-Nasionale Party (Women's national party) in Natal, the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK) (Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Organisations), and the first woman member of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy of Science and Arts).
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Who was Mabel Jansen?
South African writer
When was Mabel Jansen born?
Mabel Jansen was born on 1 November 1889 in Bethulie.
When did Mabel Jansen die?
Mabel Jansen died on 8 January 1979 in Pretoria.
What was Mabel Jansen's occupation?
Mabel Jansen was a writer and journalist.
What nationality was Mabel Jansen?
Mabel Jansen was South African.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mabel Jansen. https://biography.guide/mabel-jansen/
MLA: "Mabel Jansen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mabel-jansen/.
Chicago: "Mabel Jansen." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mabel-jansen/.
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