Author(s): Cynthia Barrow-Giles
Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers
Year: 2011
Language: English
City: Kingston, Jamaica
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Struggle for Women’s Political Participation in the Caribbean
Part 1: Slave Women: Fearless Warriors
Chapter 1: Queen Nanny of the Jamaican Maroons: A Study of Women’s Leadership in the Caribbean
Chapter 2: Nanny Grigg and the 1816 Bussa Rebellion in Barbados: The Forgotten Hero(ine)
Chapter 3: Marie Philomène Roptus Born Lumina Sophie aka Surprise
Part 2: Clearing a Path: Women of the 1940s–’70s
Chapter 4: Edna Ermyntrude ‘Ermie’ Bourne: Breaking the Ice – Barbadian Pioneer
Chapter 5: Grace Augustin: Feminist Trailblazer or Defender of Colonialism? Unravelling the Contradictions of St Lucia’s First Female Legislator
Chapter 6: At Home in the House of Parliament: Mabel Moir James
Chapter 7: Ivy Joshua Nobody’s ‘Sidekick’ and a Lot More, than a High Heeled Woman
Chapter 8: Dame Doris Louise Johnson: A Bahamian Heroine – A ‘First’
Part 3: Women on the Move
Chapter 9: Pennelope Beckles: A Life of Social and Political Activism
Chapter 10: Sylvia Flores: The Humble and Patient Politician
Chapter 11: Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Creft and Grenadian Radicalism
Chapter 12: Dame Billie Miller: Her Political Journey
Chapter 13: Breaking the Barriers: A Brief Examination of Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange
Chapter 14: Mia Amor Mottley: Divine Right to Rule or Change Agent?
Part 4: Female Chief Executives and Heads of State Blazing a Trail
Chapter 15: Eugenia Charles: A Biographic Overview of Her Public Life
Chapter 16: Born to Serve: The Political Life of the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller
Chapter 17: Feminism in High Heels? Sila María Calderón: The First Woman Governor of Puerto Rico
Chapter 18: The Indo-Trinidadian Woman in Politics: Kamla ‘Kamla’ Persad-Bissessar
Chapter 19: Janet Jagan and the Politics of Ethnicity in Guyana
Chapter 20: Warrior with a Gentle Touch: Dame Nita Barrow
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