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Bahamian suffragist (1902–1965)
Georgianna Kathleen Symonette
Georgianna Symonette
Bahamian Stamp 2012
Born(1902-04-04)4 April 1902
Eleuthera, Bahamas
Died14 May 1965(1965-05-14) (aged 63)
NationalityBahamian
OccupationSuffragist
ChildrenClement Maynard
RelativesAllyson Maynard Gibson (granddaughter)

Georgianna Kathleen Symonette (4 April 1902 – 14 May 1965) a Bahamian suffragist, was the founding chairwoman of the Women's Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party and founding member of the Women's Suffrage Movement. Her, son Clement became Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas and her granddaughter, Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs.

Early life and education

Georgianna Kathleen Symonette was born on 4 April 1902 in Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, to Olivia Major and George Enoch Symonette. She attended the government school in Wemyss Bight.

Career

After Symonette finished her schooling, she became an assistant teacher in Wemyss Bight. Symonette relocated to Nassau to pursue nursing as a career at Bahamas General Hospital (now the Princess Margaret Hospital).

Suffragist

Along with Mary Ingraham, Eugenia Lockhart and Mabel Walker, Symonette founded the Women's Suffrage Movement.

Personal life

Her son Clement Maynard II was the Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 1985 to 1992, and Symonette's granddaughter Allyson Maynard Gibson assumed the position of Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs in 2012.

Death and legacy

Symonette died aged 63 on 14 May 1965.

In 2012, the Bahamian government issued a series of postage stamps to honour the women who campaigned to gain universal adult suffrage. Symonette appeared on the 25 cent stamp.

References

  1. ^ Hinsey, Shananda. "LibGuides: Women Suffrage: Suffrage Women". cob-bs.libguides.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. "Kathaline Symonett, "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959"". FamilySearch Bahamas Civil Registration.
  3. "Bahamas Financial Services Board". www.bfsb-bahamas.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. "Women's Suffrage Commemorative Stamps | Bahamas News". www.bahamasb2b.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Women's Suffrage Movement Commemorative stamp". www.thebahamasweekly.com. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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