Christina 'Chrissie' Jasson was a South African clerk and trade unionist from Port Elizabeth, who stood accused of treason at the Rivonia Trial.
She worked alongside Leslie Massina, Raymond Mhlaba, Wilton Mkwayi, Vuyisile Mini and Frances Baard.
[1] She worked as the acting secretary of the Eastern Cape Action Committee between 1954 and 1955.
Jasson was elected onto the national executive committee of the Federation of South African Women at the founding conference held in the Trade Hall in Johannesburg, on April 17, 1954.
The 156 accused were arrested and taken to the Johannesburg prison, known as 'the Fort', where males and females were separated.