[2] Gandhi was so impressed by Schlesin and her speed at shorthand that he offered her a generous wage which she turned down for a more modest figure initially suggested by Kallenbach.

In the end, it was Gandhi who delivered it, but it was Schlesin's speech that challenged the people "to give up all, aye very life itself, for the noble cause of country and religion".

[2] Schesin was rewarded by Gandhi with a proposal to article her as a clerk and aspiring lawyer,[1] but the application was rejected on the basis of Schlesin's gender.

[5][7] When Gopal Krishna Gokhale visited South Africa on 22 October 1912 for political discussions across the country for six weeks he was accompanied by Gandhi.

Gokhale's assessment of the leaders was reportedly very accurate and noted Schlesin in particular for her outstanding talent, energy, ability and service within Gandhi's entourage.

[8] In 1913 Gandhi led striking South African miners on a great march to protest their conditions and the lack of respect shown to them.

The strike was staged in response to taxation specifically targeting Indian miners who refused to leave South Africa upon the completion of their employment.

She enrolled at the University of Natal in 1953 to study law but she did not complete the curriculum presumably due to her or the ill health of her sister Rose.

[1] Gandhi wrote of her in glowing terms in his autobiography noting her ability to work night and day without prejudice or favour.

She worked unescorted and asked for little reward and "during the Satyagraha days, almost everyone of the leaders was in jail, she led the movement single handed".