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Women's History Month 2011 - "Our History
is Our Strength"
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| In March 2011, as part of the annual tribute for Women’s
History Month, First Lady Cecile de Jongh is pleased to
launch a month-long radio series honoring Virgin Islands women who have
positively impacted the Territory’s social, economic, cultural and
political environment.
Biographies of Virgin Islands women were broadcast throughout the month on radio
stations. You can listen to all of the
biographies by clicking on the links below.
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 Listen
to the First Lady speak
about the Women's History
Month Radio Series
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| Biographies
are presented in .mp3 format. Download QuickTime
or Windows
Media Player |
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| Colonel Caroline
F. Adams, Virgin Islands National Guard |
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| Carol Battuello, social worker and advocate |
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| Dr. Ruth Beagles, educator |
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| Sister Louis Marie Bryan, scholar, public servant, author |
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| Gloria Cooper, entrepreneur, church leader and community activist |
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| Wilhelmina Cummabatch, accomplished nurse and community leader |
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| Mavis de Jongh, public servant, entrepreneur, and matriarch |
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| Luisa Euwema, dedicated teacher, artist and business owner. |
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| Joan Farrelly, former Virgin Islands First Lady |
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| Helen Joseph, accomplished organist and educator |
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| Clema Williams-Lewis, social worker |
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| Winifred Loving, poet and educator |
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| Luz Maria Luis, former Virgin Islands First Lady |
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| Mary C. Mingus, non-profit organization founder and crisis counselor |
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| Pastor Marion Miranda, public servant, church leader, community activist, and teacher |
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| Helen Owens, former social worker and church
leader |
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| Maria Schjang, educator and matriarch |
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| Edith de Jongh Woods, teacher, writer, arts lover |
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