Women in Caribbean politics /

"Historically, women have been under-represented in politics. Patriarchal political parties, debilitating customs and discriminatory selection processes, and obstructionist attitudes have generally contributed to the inability of women to enter mainstream political life in a significant way. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Barrow-Giles, Cynthia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kingston, Jamaica ; Miami [Fla.] : Ian Randle Publishers, 2011.
Temas:
Women > Political activity > Caribbean, English-speaking > History.
Women politicians > Caribbean, English-speaking > Biography.
Femmes > Activité politique > Antilles anglophones > Histoire.
Femmes politiques > Antilles anglophones > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Politics and government
Women > Political activity
Women politicians
Caribbean, English-speaking > Politics and government.
English-speaking Caribbean Area
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Queen Nanny of the Jamaican Maroons / Karla Gottlieb
  • Nanny Grigg and the 1816 Bussa Rebellion in Barbados / Trevor Marshall, Natalie Walthrust-Jones, and Cynthia Barrow-Giles
  • Marie Philomène Roptus born Lumina Sophie aka surprise / Veronique Hélénon
  • Edna Ermyntrude 'Ermie' Bourne, breaking the ice / Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Albert Branford
  • Grace Augustin, feminist trailblazer or defender of colonialism? / Tennyson S.D. Joseph
  • At home in the house of parliament : Mabel Moir James / Keturah Cecilia Babb
  • Ivy Joshua, nobody's 'sidekick' and a lot more, than a high-heeled woman / Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Nelcia Robinson Hazell
  • Dame Doris Louise Johnson, a Bahamian heroine, a 'first' / Cynthia Barrow-Giles
  • Pennelope Beckles, a life of social and political activism / Kerry Thomas and Cynthia Barrow-Giles
  • Sylvia Flores, the humble and patient politician / Juliette Neal and Florence Goldson
  • Jacqueline 'Jackie' Creft and Grenadian radicalism / Wendy C. Grenade
  • Dame Billie Miller, her political journey / Kristina Hinds Harrison
  • Breaking the barriers : a brief examination of Olivia 'Babsy' Grange / Shakira Maxwell
  • Mia Amor Mottley, divine right to rule or change agent? / Cynthia Barrow-Giles
  • Eugenia Charles, a biographic overview of her public life / Markson Gill
  • Born to serve : the political life of the most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller / Dalea Bean
  • Feminism in high heels? : Sila María Calderón, the first woman governor of Puerto Rico / Luz del Alba Acevedo Gaud
  • The Indo-Trinidadian woman in politics, Kamla 'Kamla' Persad-Bissessar / Josh Drayton with Cynthia Barrow-Giles
  • Janet Jagan and the politics of ethnicity in Guyana / David Hinds
  • Warrior with a gentle touch : Dame Nita Barrow / Kerturah Cecelia Babb.

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