Apr.20,1940

Sociologist who worked to collect the oral histories and the stories of elders in rural communities of Jamaica. Through this project she provided access to, and preserved for future generations the previously undocumented experiences of the ordinary West Indian in his or her own words. Brodber pioneered the academic acceptance of oral tradition as a source of information for the Caribbean researcher. She has also authored important studies, notably "Rural-Urban Migration and the Jamaican Child" (1986).