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Sybil Marjory Atteck (3 February 1911 − 15 April 1975) [1] was a pioneering Trinidadian painter known for her work in watercolor, oils, ceramics, acrylics and mixed media. . She is celebrated as Trinidad and Tobago's "first outstanding female painter", "first Great Woman Painter", [2] and was the inspiration for, and a founding member, of the Trinidad Art Society, now known as The Art ...
Gema Ramkeesoon MBE HBM (née Julumsingh; 1910-1 March 1999) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian social worker and women's rights activist who was one of the early pioneers of the women's movement in Trinidad and Tobago.
Contraception is legal in Trinidad and Tobago, and varying contraception methods for both men and women are widely available throughout the country either through the government-run clinics under the Ministry of Health, [30] organisations such as the Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago [31] and private medical practitioners.
They sought reform of laws to address illegitimacy and alimony, and pressed to change laws which barred women from participating in governmental boards and councils, or serving as jurors. [5] 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]
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Trinidad and Tobago This category exists only as a container for other categories of Trinidad and Tobago women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Leonora Pujadas-McShine (1910 – 2 April 1995) was a Trinidadian women's rights activist and community worker. When Trinidad and Tobago granted universal suffrage, she established the first League of Women Voters in the country to educate women on their civic roles. She also was an advocate of equal pay and labour practices.
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.
History of women in Trinidad and Tobago (5 C) O. Women's organisations based in Trinidad and Tobago (1 C, 1 P) S. Women's sport in Trinidad and Tobago (6 C) W.