NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

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Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB1927–2007

• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

• Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

• First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female Attorney General

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLBLongest serving PLP Member of ParliamentDame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLBLongest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern ConstitutionDame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

(1927–2007)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth(1927–2007)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club(1927–2007)

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Fought tirelessly for a more equitable society

• First female Opposition Leader in Bermuda and in the Commonwealth

• First female Attorney General

• A powerful orator who served in Parliament for 40 years

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

• Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

• First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female Attorney General

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLBFirst female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

1927–2007First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Dr. Pauulu Kamarakafego1927–2007Dr. Pauulu Kamarakafego1927–2007(formerly Roosevelt Brown)

(1932-2007)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

(1932-2007)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• Civil rights leader and political activistFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

Civil rights leader and political activistFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney GeneralCivil rights leader and political activistFirst female Attorney General

• Played key role in the fight to abolish the property vote as founder of the Committee for Universal Adult Suffrage

• Ecological engineer

• Member of Parliament

• Worked in Vanuatu and other countries in the developing world

• Consultant to the United Nations

• First Recipient of the Human Rights Commission’s Human Rights Award

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

• Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

• First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female Attorney General

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

1927–2007First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Mary Prince1927–2007Mary Prince1927–2007

(Born circa 1788)•First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club•First female member of the Devonshire Recreation ClubBorn into sl

First female Opposition Leader in the British CommonwealthBorn into sl

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation ClubBorn into slFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation Clubavery in DevonshireFirst female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

avery in DevonshireFirst female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Clubavery in DevonshireFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General•First female Attorney GeneralEndured harsh treatment and abuse in Bermuda, Turks Island and AntiguaFirst female Attorney GeneralEndured harsh treatment and abuse in Bermuda, Turks Island and AntiguaFirst female Attorney General

• Fled from her master in London in 1828

• Her groundbreaking autobiography, The History of Mary Prince, was published in London in 1831

• The first British woman to publish a slave narrative

• The narrative is the only first-hand account of slavery by a Bermudian

• Is regarded internationally as an unsung heroine of the abolition movement

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB1927–2007

• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

• Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

• First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female Attorney General

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

1927–2007First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Sir Henry “Jack” Tucker, KBEFirst black woman elected to ParliamentSir Henry “Jack” Tucker, KBEFirst black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of ParliamentSir Henry “Jack” Tucker, KBE

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

(1903–1986)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

(1903–1986)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

•First female Attorney General•First female Attorney GeneralBanker and Member of ParliamentFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

Banker and Member of ParliamentFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney GeneralBanker and Member of ParliamentFirst female Attorney General

• Piloted the bill that gave Bermudian women the right to vote in Parliament in 1944

• Considered the architect of modern Bermuda

• A founding father of international business

• Oversaw Bermuda’s transition to a modern democracy

• First Government Leader of Bermuda

• Founder of the United Bermuda Party

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

• Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

• First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female Attorney General

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLBFirst female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

1927–2007First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Dr. Edgar Fitzgerald Gordon1927–2007Dr. Edgar Fitzgerald Gordon1927–2007First female lawyer in BermudaDr. Edgar Fitzgerald GordonFirst female lawyer in Bermuda

(1895–1955)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth•First female Opposition Leader in the British CommonwealthPhysiciFirst female Opposition Leader in the British CommonwealthPhysiciFirst female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealthan who came to Bermuda from Trinidad in 1924First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealthan who came to Bermuda from Trinidad in 1924First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

•First female Attorney General•First female Attorney GeneralMember of Parliament and founding father of the labour movementFirst female Attorney GeneralMember of Parliament and founding father of the labour movementFirst female Attorney General

• Considered one of the most important leaders of 20th Century Bermuda

• President of the Bermuda Workers Association, the forerunner of the Bermuda Industrial Union

• Made the BWA a force for social and political change through his dynamic leadership

• Author of the landmark 1946 BWA petition, which called for end to segregation and other injustices

• Championed the cause of blacks and Bermudian workers of both races

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

• Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

• First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female Attorney General

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

1927–2007First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Gladys Misick Morrell1927–2007Gladys Misick Morrell1927–2007First black woman elected to Parliament

Gladys Misick MorrellFirst black woman elected to Parliament (1888-1969)First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth•First female Opposition Leader in the British CommonwealthGot her start as a suffragette as an activist in the UK First female Opposition Leader in the British CommonwealthGot her start as a suffragette as an activist in the UK First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

•First female Attorney General•First female Attorney GeneralNursed wounded soldiers in France during the First World WarFirst female Attorney GeneralNursed wounded soldiers in France during the First World WarFirst female Attorney General

• Founder of the Bermuda Woman Suffragette Society

• Led the 25-year battle for women’s voting rights in Bermuda

• Fought for better health care and college scholarships for women

• Co-founder of the district nursing system

• Donated land now known as Gladys Morrell Nature Reserve as open space

• First female lawyer in Bermuda

• First black woman elected to Parliament

• Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

• Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

• First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

• First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

• First female Attorney General

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

PROUD TO BE BERMUDIAN

First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Dame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB1927–2007

First female lawyer in Bermuda

First black woman elected to Parliament

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

Co-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

First female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth

First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

First female Attorney General

Sir Edward Richards, Kt., CBEDame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLBSir Edward Richards, Kt., CBEDame Lois Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, LLB1927–2007

Sir Edward Richards, Kt., CBE1927–2007(1908-1991)1927–2007(1908-1991)1927–2007

Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament•Longest serving PLP Member of ParliamentCame to Bermuda from British Guiana in 1930 to teach at Longest serving PLP Member of ParliamentCame to Bermuda from British Guiana in 1930 to teach at Longest serving PLP Member of Parliament

The Berkeley InstituteCo-author of Bermuda’s modern ConstitutionThe Berkeley InstituteCo-author of Bermuda’s modern Constitution

•First female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club•First female member of the Devonshire Recreation ClubChallenged segregation as editor of the Bermuda RecorderFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation ClubChallenged segregation as editor of the Bermuda RecorderFirst female member of the Devonshire Recreation Club

•First female Attorney General•First female Attorney GeneralFought to end social, racial and political injustice as a lawyer and First female Attorney GeneralFought to end social, racial and political injustice as a lawyer and First female Attorney General

Member of Parliament

• Bermuda’s first black leader and Premier

• First black man in Bermuda to receive a knighthood

• Was Premier when the Island was rocked by the assassination of Governor Sir Richard Sharples

• Negotiated changes to the Constitution that led to new titles and names: Premier, MP and Cabinet