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''' Edna Irene Watson''' [[MCP (Bermuda)|MCP]] (1895 – 1976) with [[Hilda Aitken]] |
''' Edna Irene Watson''' [[MCP (Bermuda)|MCP]] (1895 – 1976) with [[Hilda Aitken]] was one of the first two female members of the colonial [[parliament of Bermuda]]. She represented the Paget parish from 1948 to 1953 after a campaign by The Women's Suffrage Society for her election to the [[House of Assembly of Bermuda|House of Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bermudabiographies.bm/Biographies/Biography-Edna%20Watson.html# |title=Biography | Edna Watson |access-date=2017-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429091354/http://www.bermudabiographies.bm/Biographies/Biography-Edna%20Watson.html# |archive-date=2018-04-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bernews.com/2011/01/the-unsinkable-edna-watson/|title=Bermuda's 'Unsinkable' Edna Watson|date=26 January 2011|website=Bermudabiographies.bm|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebermudian.com/myblog/67-famous-onions-authors-athletes-artists/1166-edna-watson-earns-her-place-in-history|title=Edna Watson Earns Her Place in History|website=Thebermudian.com|accessdate=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227235517/http://www.thebermudian.com/myblog/67-famous-onions-authors-athletes-artists/1166-edna-watson-earns-her-place-in-history|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20130721/NEWS/707219996|title=A political pioneer gets her due - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News|website=Royalgazette.com|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20130719/NEWS/707199943|title=Portrait to honour the Island's first female MP - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News|website=Royalgazette.com|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pagetcouncil.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Edna_Watson_brochure_draft2.75213714.pdf|title=Edna Watson, M.C.P. 1895—1976 : The first Bermuda female Member of Parliament representing the Parish of Paget|website=Pagetcouncil.com|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:47, 18 March 2024
Edna Irene Watson MCP (1895 – 1976) with Hilda Aitken was one of the first two female members of the colonial parliament of Bermuda. She represented the Paget parish from 1948 to 1953 after a campaign by The Women's Suffrage Society for her election to the House of Assembly.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Biography | Edna Watson". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Bermuda's 'Unsinkable' Edna Watson". Bermudabiographies.bm. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Edna Watson Earns Her Place in History". Thebermudian.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "A political pioneer gets her due - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News". Royalgazette.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Portrait to honour the Island's first female MP - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News". Royalgazette.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Edna Watson, M.C.P. 1895—1976 : The first Bermuda female Member of Parliament representing the Parish of Paget" (PDF). Pagetcouncil.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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