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Female presence and demographics differ during the major periods of Guyana's history.The origin of Guyanese diversity is the European colonial creation of a "stratified, color-coded social class." [5]: 9 Women's roles in a plantation society reflected their racial identity and their perception as "maintainers of culture".
Depending from which island the women came, they may also be called Trinidadian women or Tobagonian women respectively. [3] Women in Trinidad and Tobago excel in various industries and occupations, including micro-enterprise owners, "lawyers, judges, politicians, civil servants, journalists, and calypsonians ."
Gema Wellesley Julumsingh, a Dougla, was born in 1910 [1] in Curepe, when Trinidad was part of the British West Indies to Florence (née Arindell) and Julumsingh, an educated man of Indian heritage. Her mother, of White Scottish and Afro-Caribbean heritage died when she was around two years old and her father sent Gema and her younger sister to ...
Women’s History Month’s colors and their meaning Green. Ah, visions of verdant mountains and fertile valleys. “The color green symbolizes hope, new beginnings and growth,” York says.
A demonstrator holds a sign while gathering on the National Mall during the Women's March in Washington D.C., U.S., on Jan. 21, 2017. Credit - Eric Thayer–Bloomberg—Getty Images
She worked organising women for political office with EMILY's List. [9] Brown led the Network of NGOs for the Advancement of Women's 'Put a Woman' project during the 2000 and 2001 elections, which encouraged people to vote for women candidates. [1] In 2006, she became coordinator for the Network of NGOs for the Advancement of Women. [1]
Sister Mary Noel Menezes OR (14 July 1930 – 31 August 2022) was a Guyanese Roman Catholic nun and historian of Portuguese descent. [1] She was involved with the University of Guyana from 1967 to her death in 2022, as a lecturer, head of department, full professor, and professor emeritus.
Bernard has received two of Guyana's three highest national awards, the Cacique's Crown of Honour and the Order of Roraima. [3] In 2005, she received the CARICOM Triennial Award for Women for her role in advocating for women's development. [3] [9] In 1989, Bernard was awarded the University of Guyana Award for Achievement in Law. [9]