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The Olive Schreiner House in De Aar, Northern Cape, is a modest corrugated-iron cottage where the renowned South African author and feminist Olive Schreiner lived from 1908 to 1913. Schreiner, best known for her novel 'The Story of an African Farm' (1883), moved to De Aar for health reasons, seeking the dry climate of the Karoo. During her time in this house, she wrote several works, including 'Woman and Labour' (1911), a key feminist text. The house has been preserved as a museum, reflecting her life and literary legacy, and is a provincial heritage site. De Aar itself was a significant railway junction established in the late 19th century, and Schreiner's presence there highlights the town's role as a retreat for intellectuals.
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