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Liberian Women's Social And Political Movement
The Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement was a Liberian women's organization founded by Sarah Simpson-George in 1946. History Sarah Simpson-George was a Liberian educator. She was the sister of Clarence Lorenzo Simpson, William Tubman's (19th President of Liberia) first vice president, and the wife of Samuel D. George, Liberian House of Representatives, MP for Montserrado County. Encouraged by visiting the United States for a NCNW Wartime Workshop in 1944, she published 'An Open Letter to the Women of Liberia' in Monrovia's ''Weekly Mirror'' newspaper on her return, and founded the Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement in 1946. The Movement announced its purpose as follows: The Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement took part in that year's NCNW annual convention, sending Mary McCritty Fiske as official delegate. In the years that followed it pressed for women to be allowed to serve on juries, which was achieved in 1949, and to be elected to public offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Maude may refer to: Places * Cape Maude, a high ice-covered cape forming the east end of Vaughan promontory in Antarctica * Mount Maude, a peak in Washington state, US Australia * Maude, New South Wales, a village on the lower Murrumbidgee River * Maude, South Australia, a locality * Maude, Victoria, a rural township Other uses * Maude (name), a female given name (including a list of people with the name) * Maude (TV series), ''Maude'' (TV series), a 1972–1978 CBS television situation comedy * Maude (restaurant), a Michelin-starred restaurant by Curtis Stone in Beverly Hills, California * Maude system, implementing reflective logic and rewriting logic See also * ''Harold and Maude'', a 1971 romantic black comedy–drama film * Matilda (other) * Maud (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |