Battle of Rorke's Drift close to defeating the much smaller garrison, but were ultimately repelled. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders, along with a number of other decorations and honours. Rorke's Drift, known as "kwaJimu" ("Jim's Land") in the Zulu language, was a mission station and the former trading post of James Rorke, an Irish merchant. It was located near a drift, or ford, on the Buffalo (Mzinyathi) River, which at the time formed the border between the British colony of Natal and the Zulu Kingdom. On 9 January 1879, the British No. 3 (Centre) Column, under Lord Chelmsford, arrived and encamped
Helen S. Hawkins Memorial Fund was created by the San Diego Independent Scholars Board of Directors after her death. In 2005, Hawkins was inducted into the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame. Helen S. Hawkins Helen S. Hawkins is best known as a feminist and a producer and host for KPBS. Hawkins co-founded and was the first president of the San Diego chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Later, she would be awarded the NOW Susan B. Anthony award for her “courage and compassion and work for women’s rights.” Along this same vein of work, Hawkins served on the Commission