Joan Mary Ferrier (14 December 1953 – 8 March 2014) was a Dutch ortho pedagogue of Surinamese descent. From 1998 until 2012 she was director of E-Quality.Volkskrant.nl - Joan Ferrier (60) overleden
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Biography

Ferrier was born as the daughter of

Johan Ferrier Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (12 May 1910 – 4 January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was also the country's last governor-general before independence, serving from 1968 to 197 ...

, the first

President of Suriname The president of the Republic of Suriname ( nl, President van de Republiek Suriname) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (S ...

, and Edmé Vas, a teacher. She was the older sister of the politician

Kathleen Ferrier Kathleen Mary Ferrier, CBE (22 April 19128 October 1953) was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the cl ...

, and the younger half-sister of the authors Deryck Ferrier,

Cynthia McLeod Cynthia Henri McLeod (née Ferrier; born 4 October 1936) is a Surinamese novelist known for her historic novels and whose debut novel instantly made her one of the most prominent authors of Suriname. Background McLeod was born in Paramaribo as C ...

and Leo Ferrier. Ferrier studied

remedial education Remedial education (also known as developmental education, basic skills education, compensatory education, preparatory education, and academic upgrading) is assigned to assist students in order to achieve expected competencies in core academic ski ...

at the Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht. Ferrier wanted to return to Suriname, however, the

1980 Surinamese coup d'état The 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, usually referred to as the Sergeants' Coup (), was a military coup in Suriname which occurred on 25 February 1980, when a group of 16 sergeants () of the Surinamese Armed Forces (SKM) led by Dési Bouterse ...

prevented her return, and she started to work for the Sociaal Agogisch Centrum of the Burgerweeshuis (orphanage) where she eventually coordinated two shelter homes for Moroccan children. Besides, she was a teacher for transcultural pedagogue and scientific employee at the University of Amsterdam. When four emancipation organisations for women decided to merge in 1997, Ferrier became the director of the new ''Instituut voor Gender en Etniciteit in 1998'', which later was renamed ''E-Quality'', and is nowadays part of Atria. From May 2012, Ferrier was the owner/director of her own consultancy agency. Ferrier was a member of the board of Ombudsvrouw Amsterdam, Technika 10, Young Women's Christian Association and the Nationale Commissie voor Internationale Samenwerking en Duurzame Ontwikkeling (NCDO). She also was the initiator and board member of Stichting Johan Ferrier Fund. In 2011 Ferrier was knighted

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...

for her contributions to emancipation, and ethnic diversity.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrier, Joan 1953 births 2014 deaths Dutch educators People from Paramaribo Children of presidents Utrecht University alumni Dutch feminists Dutch women's rights activists