Mizpah Tertullien (1930 - 2015) was a psychologist and senator of the Bahamas. Tertullien grew up on Ragged Island and graduated from the state high school. She ran as the Progressive Liberal Party in 1972 (losing to

Sir Roland Symonette Sir Roland Theodore Symonette, NH (16 December 1898 – 13 March 1980) was a Bahamian politician and the first Premier of the Bahamas after self-government was achieved in 1964. He was leader of the United Bahamian Party (UBP), which some felt ...

. She subsequently served as a senator for ten years. She died on 29 May 2015, receiving a state funeral at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill. The Prime Minister Perry Christie said she "contributed significantly to the development of the modern Bahamas in a variety of spheres", praising her political activism and career in law and media.

Works

*"Psychologically speaking: attitudes and cultural patterns in the Bahamas" *"Old Stories and Riddles (Bahamiana culturama)."

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20th-century Bahamian women politicians 20th-century Bahamian politicians 1930 births 2015 deaths Members of the Senate of the Bahamas Progressive Liberal Party politicians {{Bahamas-politician-stub