There is so much to say about the incredible woman who I wish was talked about and taught to us as Jamaican children. I was raised in Jamaica and never heard her name before much less to know to her story! A woman like this is the epitome of who and what we need to be taught to know that we are all capable. Her grandeur cannot be captured in one post but I'll try🙌🏾 Honouring and celebrating Miss Una Marson this #womenshistorymonth for her massive contributions to Jamaican history. Here is #HERstory: Una Marson was a dynamic woman, she was a playwright, poet, author, feminist, broadcaster and international activist for black rights. Here are a FEW plays and poems she wrote: "Pocomania," "Cinema Eyes," "At What A Price (her 1st play in 1931)" and "London Calling" and the list goes on.... Her dream to bring Caribbean literature to the rest of world was fulfilled when she founded the Kingston Writer's Club where she worked with the likes of Hon. Louise Bennett (Miss Lou). She was also the first black female broadcaster at BBC in 1941 where her message was geared towards the Caribbean community. She championed black women's rights as the ONLY black representative in the 12th Annual Congress of the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship Conference in 1935 hosted in Istanbul. For more on her story, here is an awesome article about her life: https://everlivingroots.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/the-story-of-una-marson-jamaican-writer-feminist-and-international-activist/ #Unamarson #jamaican #blackfeminist #jamaicanwomen #jamaica #caribbeanliterature #caribbean #feminist #womensright #Teachyourdaughters #lovemyhistory #kingston #activism #phenomenalwomen #bbc #blackfirst
