Our HerStory series is very special to us. We research brave, trailblazing, fascinating women in history we would love for you to know about. Have a seat and listen to how amazing this week’s woman is……
 

Althea Mortimer was born on 20 November 1908 in Matthew Town, Inagua, the second child of Samuel and Lilla Mortimer. Ms. Mortimer passionately believed in and supported the rights of women to vote. She helped to draft and type several of the documents created by the Women’s Suffrage Movement (WSM) to further their cause in the halls of Parliament. She was also the guest speaker at “Education for Citizenship,” a seminar designed by the leaders of the WSM to prepare Bahamian women to assume their political responsibilities.

 

Sources:
https://peoplepill.com/amp/people/althea-mortimer

https://cob-bs.libguides.com/c.php?g=558148&p=3935757
 

Listen to the previous Herstory is History Episodes:

EPISODE #93: HERSTORY IS HISTORY: BARBARA JORDAN

EPISODE 101: HERSTORY IS HISTORY SERIES: RUTH MUSKRAT BRONSON

EPISODE #105: HERSTORY IS HISTORY: ÁNGELA JIMÉNEZ, NARRATED BY MANDI BENECKE

EPISODE #110: HERSTORY IS HISTORY: NAHID-I-SHAHID, NARRATED BY MANDI BENECKE

Episode #120: HerStory is History: Vida Goldstein, narrated by Mandi Benecke

 

Sources:

https://theconversation.com/afghan-women-have-a-long-history-of-taking-leadership-and-fighting-for-their-rights-167872http://www.rawa.org/meena.htmlhttps://www.afghan-web.com/biographies/biography-of-nahid-sahed/https://againstthecurrent.org/atc216/afghan-women-always-resisting-empire/https://www.borgenmagazine.com/nahid-shadid-school-rebuilding-burned-school/
 

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