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Gloria Baylis
Gloria Baylis (1929–2017) was a Barbadians, Barbadian-Canadians, Canadian civil rights activist, registered nurse and entrepreneur. She won the first-ever case of employment-related racial discrimination in Canada, and later founded the Baylis Medical Company, which was ranked in 2018 as one of Canada's best-managed companies. Early life and career Gloria Leon Baylis (née Clarke) was born to Antoinette Margaret Clarke and Reynold Leon Clarke in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 29, 1929. In 1948 she immigrated to England, where she trained in nursing and midwifery. She worked at the Kingston General Hospital from 1948 to 1951, and from 1951 to 1952 at the Chiswick Maternity Hospital and the Myddleton Square Nursing Association. In 1952 Baylis relocated to Montreal, where she met Richard Baylis; they were married on September 22, 1956, and together had five children. Their first-born child, Pia Maria, died shortly after birth (February 4, 1960 – March 16, 1960). Their four living ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbadians
Barbadians or Bajans (pronounced ) are people who are identified with the country of Barbados, by being citizens or their descendants in the Barbadian diaspora. The connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Barbadians, several (or all) of those connections exist and are collectively the source of their identity. Barbadians are a multi-ethnic and multicultural society of various ethnic, religious and national origins; therefore Barbadians do not necessarily equate their ethnicity with their Barbadian nationality. Ethnic groups Most Barbadians are of African or mixed-race descent. They are descendants of slaves brought from West Africa. White Barbadians are mainly of British and Irish descent. There is also a small population of Syrians, Lebanese, Jewish, Indian and Chinese people in the country. Diaspora Many Barbadians now live overseas and outside of Barbados; the majority have migrated to Anglophone countries, including around 65,000 in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
