Thelma Adella Brown (21 November 1928 – August 2001) was a
Pitcairnese politician. In
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
she and
Carol Christian
Carol Ann Christian (born 28 December 1950) is an American astronomer and science communicator, who works for the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI; the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope) as a scientist on the instit ...
were elected to the
Island Council, becoming its first female members.
Biography
Brown was born Thelma Adella Christian on 21 November 1928, the daughter of Flora Clarice Christian. She married Len Carlyle Brown, with whom she had five children between 1953 and 1959.
In
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
she stood for election to the Island Council, and was elected unopposed, becoming one of the first female members of the Island Council alongside Carol Christian. She was re-elected every year until 1985, and then again in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
.
Brown was featured on a set of Pitcairn stamps on weaving.
The Art Of Pitcairn Part II Weaving
Pitcairn Stamps
Brown died in August 2001 at the age of 72.
References
1928 births
Members of the Island Council of the Pitcairn Islands
2001 deaths
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