Leadership & Public Service
Lucretia St. Clair Joof
First woman member of the House of Representatives
1913–1982Lucretia St. Clair Joof was a pioneer of women’s participation in Gambian representative government. She served on Bathurst City Council and became the first woman member of the House of Representatives through nomination in 1968. Her national and municipal service preceded the first successful election of a woman to parliament in 1982.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Was nominated to the House of Representatives in 1968.
02Served on Bathurst City Council beginning in the 1960s.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Wikipedia: biographical overview02The Standard: history of women's parliamentary participation
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