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The Coterie would be the leading women's rights organization for middle-class women in Trinidad and Tobago from the 1920s to the 1940s. [ 9 ] In 1936, the Coterie hosted a conference in Port of Spain and invited social workers from throughout the British West Indies and British Guiana .
The Trinidad and Tobago Succession Act was passed by Parliament in 1981 and Legislation on Property Rights was also passed, revising provisions on real property and women's property rights. As such, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago affirms women's rights to property ownership.
Pages in category "Women's rights in Trinidad and Tobago" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
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 ...
Christina F. Lewis (1919 – 21 November 1974) was an Afro-Trinidadian community worker, trade unionist and women's rights activist. Through her political activities, she worked to improve the conditions of workers and women, advocating for universal adult suffrage and for British citizens of the West Indies to have the same rights and privileges as their counterparts in Britain.
Norma E. Maynard-Marshall is a lawyer practising in Trinidad and Tobago. She became the first woman admitted to practice in Barbados in January 1962. [1] She was born Norma Maynard in Barbados and articled with the firm of Haynes and Griffith from 1955 to 1961. In December 1961, she received final certification from the Law Society of England ...
She has also served on the boards of national and international organizations, including the Police Service Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, [8] as well as Republic Bank, where she was the first woman appointed in 17 years. [3] [9] In 2013, she became the first woman to chair Trinidad and Tobago's Public Service Commission. [2]
Berenice Ivyoll Grant, known as "Ben", was born on 11 October 1917 in Pointe-à-Pierre on the island of Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago to Mary and Fitz-James Grant. [1] [2] She attended Tranquility Girls School and went on to complete her secondary education at Bishop Anstey High School, passing her Cambridge Examination, and matriculated when she passed her Senior Cambridge exams. [3]