Silston Library Restoration Committee, 2015
Abstract
Silston Library Restoration Committee presents concise biographies of "Inspirational Pioneers of Antigua and Barbuda" in an attempt to fill the literary void caused by "myth, ... secrecy ... and a prevailing culture of machismo."
It features individuals whose accomplishments are the inspiration for pursuing "the zenith of our existence."
Dates
- Creation: 2015
Extent
From the Collection: 200 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Inspirational Pioneers of Antigua & Barbuda
JANUARY: Zabbeth (1700-40) - Bardudian slave whipped to death for lingering. FEBRUARY: Rebecca Protten - Antigua & Barbuda's first female poet. MARCH: Dr. Samuel Benjamin Jones - Scholar, Medical Doctor, Public Servant, Recipient of the Order of the British Empire in 1933. APRIL: Coxie Emmanuel Coates - Master Craftsman, Manufacturer & Innovator. MAY: Sir Arthur William Baynes McDonald - Military Engineer, Inventor, Innovator. JUNE: Gershom Julian, Jr. - Artist, craftsman of African arts. JULY: Griffith Algernon Matthews - Trade Union activist, Recipient of the Silver Order of Merit in 1993. AUGUST: Hilda Davis - Educator, Recipient of the Order of Merit in 1988 for her work in education. SEPTEMBER: Hubert Leon Hanes George - Cricket afficionado. OCTOBER: Pastor Hewlester A. Samuel - Librarian, Pastor, Author. NOVEMBER: Bernice Veronica Lewis - Pioneer in the field of early child care, founder of the first pre-school & day-care centre in Barbuda. DECEMBER: Rev. Dr. Kortright Davis - Anglican Priest, Lecturer in Theology, Author.
Repository Details
Part of the The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Repository
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
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