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This is a list of women artists who were born in Jamaica or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Mary Seacole, Jamaican-born woman of Scottish and Creole descent who set up a "British hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War; Jean Springer, Jamaican mathematics professor; Garth Taylor, Jamaican ophthalmologist, professor, and humanitarian; Manley West, Jamaican pharmacologist who developed a treatment for glaucoma
Specifically Valerie Facey founded the Mill Press, which has 'produced memorable, award-winning books' about Jamaican art, poetry, biography, cuisine, history, and so much more. [1] Laura Facey's family continues to instill the importance of representing their home country and giving a voice to the unheard, which is a central theme within Laura ...
It includes women activists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Jamaican women activists" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Anita "Margarita" Mahfood (died 2 January 1965) was a dancer, actress, and singer in Jamaica.She was called "the famous Rhumba queen" [2] and headlined performances. She also performed reggae music, writing and singing her own music, one of the first women in Jamaica to do so.
Wells became editor and co-owner of the Memphis Free Speech newspaper in 1889 and wrote about a myriad of issues around inequality, including revealing the practices of lynching. A white mob ...
This is a list of Jamaican artists (in alphabetical order by last name) of various genres, who are notable and either born in Jamaica or associated with Jamaica, including sculptors, ceramists, painters, photographers and designers.
To her many achievements, including being the wealthiest Jamaican-born woman ever, the 46-year-old entrepreneur just added the release of a memoir, “Unbroken: The Triumphant Story of a Woman’s ...