journalist
Amy Bailey.
Jamaican educator, social worker and women's rights advocate (1895-1990)
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About Amy Bailey
Amy Beckford Bailey, OJ, OD, MBE was a Jamaican educator, social worker and women's rights advocate. She was a co-founder of the Jamaican aid organization Save the Children and was the driving force behind the drive for introducing birth control to the island. She received many honours and awards in her career, including the Order of the British Empire, the Jamaican Order of Distinction and the Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in 1988. In 1990, shortly before her death, she was honoured with the Order of Jamaica.
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- journalist, suffragette, social worker, writer
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Born
- November 27, 1895
- Died
- October 3, 1990