Some Notable Liberian Women Antony Brown, Ph. D
Liberian Literary Magazine
Some Notable Liberian Women Antony Brown, Ph. D
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6. Mrs. Euginia Stevenson: Consul General in NY.
7. Mrs. Myrtle Reeves-Gorgla: Consul General to London
In celebration of women the world over, we are running this piece gathered from a couple of sources.
Women gained suffrage in 1945 under President William V. S. Tubman. Since then, they ' ve played as prominent a role as men in shaping their country ' s political, socioeconomic and cultural landscapes. The first women in the Legislature were. Elizabeth Collins- Bong County, Catherine Cummings- Nimba County, Malinda Jackson Parker- Montserrado, and. Pewhere Sakon- Grand Bassa county. Notable women who served their country in both the public and private sector include:
1. Mrs. Etta Wright: Assistant Defense minister.
2. Dr. Anna E. Cooper: first female dean at the University Of Liberia.
3. Danielette Tucker Jackson. appointed Chief auditor at department of Treasury( Auditor General).
4. Mrs. Georgia Mathews: Secretary Of The Senate.
5. Mrs. Cecilia Mooney: Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court.
8. Angie Elizabeth Brooks Randolph: Assistant Secretary General. Served as Chief Executive as both president and Secretary of State, during the president '' s absence. Delegate to the UN., and Vice Chairperson. Chairperson of the committee of trust and non-self government territories. Chairperson on the commission for Ruanda- Urundi VC and later president of Trustee Council Ambassador at large Ambassador to the UN Supreme Court Justice.
9. Edith Mai Wiles Padmore: Minister Of Health and Social Welfare. Executive Secretary to the president Special assistant to the president.
10. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Minister of finance. President of LBDI
11. Dr. Kate Bryant. Minister of health and welfare
12. Florence Chenoweth Minister of Agriculture.
13. Hannna Abedou Bowen Jones: Minister Of Post. Minister of Communication Minister of Health and Social security
14. D. Musleng Cooper, Superintendent, LAMCO Area School System and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
SOURCE: Historical Preservation Society of Liberia
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