Iris Winnifred King | |
|---|---|
 Iris Winnifred King | |
| Born | 1910 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | 2000 (aged 89–90) New York City, USA |
| Occupation(s) | First Black female Mayor, 1958 |
Iris Winnifred King née Ewart (1910–2000), was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, on September 5, 1910. She attended the Kingston Technical High School[1] in Kingston and later the Roosevelt University in Chicago where she studied political science and public administration from 1951-'53.[2]
In 1958–1959 she served as a mayor of Kingston and was the first woman in that function.
References
- ↑ "Kinsgton Technical High School". Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ↑ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 4, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120330120217/http://www.constitution-and-rights.com/irisKing.htm
- "Sign in to Yahoo". secure.flickr.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- "Luxury Hotels NYC, 5 Star, The Waldorf Astoria New York". waldorfastoria3.hilton.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- "Jamaica Gleaner News - Women in Jamaica's political history - Monday | June 18, 2007". jamaica-gleaner.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- "Sign in to Yahoo". secure.flickr.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- "Iris King, Mayor of Kingston, Will Overlook Discrimination in Louisville, Kentucky - Jet Magazine, January 15, 1959 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". secure.flickr.com. January 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 11, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 24, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. January 15, 1959. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 4, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 4, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 24, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
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