found: Dictionary of African Biography, accessed March 06, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Govender, Pregs; Pregaluxmi; political figure, educator, women's rights advocate' born 15 February 1960 in Durban, South Africa; completed a BA with honors in English and honorary doctorate at the University of Durban-Westville; worked as a teacher for the Department of Indian Affairs; worked on a volunteer basis for organizations such as the Natal Organisation of Women, which became affiliated with the antiapartheid movement, the United Democratic Front; served the trade union movement in various capacities (1987-1992); relocated to Johannesburg to head a campaign for the Women's National Coalition (1992); was elected as an African National Congress (ANC), member of parliament (MP) (1994); was a member of President Thabo Mbeki's parliament (1999); appointed senior associate at the Africa Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town; was honored with the International Association for Women's Rights in Development's Inspiration Award; awarded a 2004-2005 Fulbright Global Empowerment of Women Fellowship)