As a Black Sash member, rural fieldworker and writer of Book One of Your Guide to Farmworkers and the Law, Annemarie Hendrikz shared a close association with Sheena Duncan for many years, including inheriting from Sheena the role of National Coordinator of the Black Sash advice offices. Her previous work in the life-story genre includes Dear One – a Tribute to Lucille Gillwald, and work with four rural women to enable the writing of: This is my Life – Mirriam Moleleki; Umzabalazo – Neliswa Mroxisa; My Storie Loop So – Nongeteni Mfengu; and Not The End of World – Nothemba Ngcwecwe.