Helene Darrell Brown is a Bermudian former politician. Elected in 1972, she was a member of the

parliament of Bermuda The Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislature in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The two houses are: * The House of Assembly which has 36 members, elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies. * The Senate which ...

for the

United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party (UBP) was a political party in Bermuda, which represented itself as centrist party with a moderate social and fiscal agenda. The party held power in Bermuda's House of Assembly continuously from 1968 to 1998, the 47-year ...

for the constituency of Hamilton East.United Bermuda Party. (March 28, 1987
''History of the United Bermuda Party''.
Bermuda: United Bermuda Party, p. 14
Archived here.
/ref> Helene Darrell's sister was

Gloria McPhee Gloria Juanita McPhee OBE (née Darrell; 10 November 1926 – 18 February 2007) was a Bermudian politician who served as a member of the House of Assembly from 1968 to 1980, representing the United Bermuda Party (UBP). She was a government ministe ...

, Bermuda's first female Cabinet Minister. Darrell married Ewart D.A. Brown, and their son Ewart Brown, born May 17, 1946, in Flatts Village, became a doctor and Prime Minister of Bermuda. Darrell Brown, originally a school teacher, has said that her political involvement was inspired by meeting United States Congresswoman

Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional distr ...

, whom Darrell Brown felt set an example for the impact women could have on their communities by serving in politics. Elected in 1972, Darrell Brown served in parliament alongside her sister McPhee, a first in Bermuda. Darrell Brown served as Chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee. She was also a member of Women's Civic and Political Association as well as Secretary for United Bermuda Party in Hamilton West.

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