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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Kingston, Jamaica ; Miami [Fla.] :
Ian Randle Publishers,
2011.
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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.