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Universal Adult Suffrage. Iris Collins was the first woman elected to Parliament (1944). Rose Leon was the first woman cabinet member (1953). Portia Simpson-Miller is Jamaica's first woman prime minister (2006-2007) and (2011-2016). Women in Jamaica gained the right to vote in 1919, but that right was subject to property and income requirements ...
Grace Latoya Hamilton (born 6 August 1982), [1] known professionally as Spice, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay and singer. Known as the Queen of Dancehall, Spice is recognised as one of the most prominent dancehall artists in the world. [2] [3] She is known for her aggressive flow, musical versatility and outspoken lyrics.
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Elaine Thompson-Herah (born 28 June 1992) [3] is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive in the 100 m, and the third fastest ever in the 200 m. Thompson-Herah is the first ever female sprinter ...
The Jamaica women's national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Girlz", represents Jamaica in international women's football. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Caribbean region along with Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti. In 2008, the team was disbanded after it failed to get out of the group stage of Olympic ...
Tessanne Amanda Chin ( / ˈtɛsˈæn tʃɪn /; born September 20, 1985) is a Jamaican recording artist, best known for winning Season 5 of NBC 's reality TV singing competition The Voice as part of Adam Levine 's team. She has opened for artists such as Patti LaBelle, Peabo Bryson and Gladys Knight, and toured for three years with Jimmy Cliff.
Barbara Makeda Blake-Hannah (born 5 June 1941) is a Jamaican author and journalist known for her promotion of Rastafari culture and history. She is also a politician, filmmaker, festival organiser and cultural consultant. She was one of the first black people to be an on-camera reporter and interviewer on British television [a] when, in 1968 ...
The Jamaica Federation of Women (JFW) is a Jamaican women's organization. Established in 1944, it was the first island-wide women's organization. History. The JFW was founded by Lady Molly Huggins, who had come to Jamaica in 1943 as the wife of the Governor of Jamaica, John Huggins.