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Peggy Antrobus, a visionary force in the feminist
struggle and a key figure in the setting up of the Women’s
Bureau in Jamaica and the Women and Development Unit in the School
of Continuing Studies, UWI, Cave Hill, holds a BA in Economics from
the University of Bristol and a PhD in Education from the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is a founding member of Development
Alternatives for Women of a New Era (DAWN), serving as its General
Coordinator from 1990-1996. She was a 1998 Dame Nita Barrow Distinguished
Visitor at the OISE, University of Toronto. Apart from the numerous
professional awards she has received as well as Boards and Advisory
Committees on which she has served, Dr. Antrobus has also published
widely on women and gender studies, development policies, economics
and human rights. She has served as consultant and policy advisor
to various international agencies and Caribbean governments.
Abstract: Feminist
Activism and Society
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