Noël Robb

Ruth Noël Robb (born Barrow on 25 December 1913 - January 2009) was a South African activist and member of the Black Sash.

Biography Robb was born in Plymouth on 25 December 1913. Robb most often went by her middle name, Noël. She graduated from Bedford College in 1935 or 1936 and after college, got a job working in Cape Town at St. Cyprians School. She later earned an honorary masters degree in social science from UCT in 1994.

Robb died in Cape Town in January 2009.

Activism Robb was one of the original founding members of Black Sash, starting in 1955 when it was still called The Women's Defence of the Constitution League. She didn't want black South Africans to lose the right to vote, so she was motivated to stay involved. She remained a member for more than 40 years. In 2006, she published a memoir, The Sash and I: A Personal Memoir and a Tribute to the Black Sash.