Sophia Williams-De Bruyn

Sophia Theresa Williams-de Bruyn (; born 1938) OMSS is a former South African anti-apartheid activist. She was the first recipient of the Women's Award for exceptional national service. She is the last living leader of the Women's March. She was the child of Frances Elizabeth and Henry Ernest Williams. She says that her mother's compassion for others helped her develop a sense of empathy.

When her father joined the army to fight in World War II, Sophia’s mother moved the family to a new housing development, specifically built for coloureds, called Schauder. She continued her education at Saint James Catholic School. Albertina Sisulu and Bertha Gxowa to protest the requirement that women carry pass books as part of the pass laws. Sophia was only 18 years old, making her the youngest of the four leaders. These women ducked through the guards at the doors to deliver their petitions outside the ministers’ doors. After the Coloured Population Act was passed, Williams-De Bruyn was assigned by the Coloured People's Congress to work with Shulamith Muller on issues relating to pass laws.

By 1963, her husband was forced into exile in Lusaka, Zambia where he was appointed Chairman of the Regional Political Committee of the ANC. She joined him six years later and went on to complete her studies and obtain her teacher diploma by 1977, all while working as an administrator for the ANC in Lusaka. In 2001, she was the first to be awarded the Women's Award for exceptional national service and in the same year received the Mahatma Gandhi Award.

She is currently a provincial legislator in Gauteng Province for the ANC.