Do you know who was the first female Member of Parliament in Barbados and which parish she served?
Today, with a female Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and a good number of other women serving in both the House of Assembly and the Senate, that historic achievement of a woman running for public office and winning could easily be forgotten.
And the first was a Black, Barbadian woman…Dame Edna Ermyntrude “Ermy” Bourne!
Find out more about her.
We are celebrating Black history as we observe Black History Month.
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