Annie Huldah Bodden
Annie Huldah Bodden | |
|---|---|
| Serve in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands, | |
| In office 1961–1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1908 |
| Died | 15 June 1989 |
| Occupation | civil servant, Lawyer, and Politician |
Annie Huldah Bodden
Early life
Bodden grew up in
Politics
Bodden was appointed to the Legislative Assembly in 1961, as one of the nominees of the governor; the legislature was not yet fully elective at that time. Her three-year term expired in 1964, but the following year she re-entered parliament as an elected member in the George Town constituency – she was not the first woman to be elected, as Mary Evelyn Wood had been returned in Bodden Town in 1962. Bodden was re-elected at every subsequent election until her retirement in 1984.[2] She was one of the leaders of a protest march against the Land Development (Interim Control) Bill in 1970, which prompted the governor to (unsuccessfully) request a British warship to be sent to monitor the situation.[3] She also campaigned against the re-introduction of judicial corporal punishment for juveniles in 1967, lobbying for the maximum number of strokes in canings to be reduced to six.[4]
Honours
Bodden was made an
References
- ^ Honouring Distinguished Women Archived 2020-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Cayman Islands Government Information Services. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Time to honour women, Cayman Compass, 3 December 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ West, Alan, ed. (2003). African Caribbeans: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 50.
- ^ 50 years: Fire at airport; caning introduced for juvenile offenders, Cayman Compass, 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "No. 46777". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1976. p. 18.
- ^ Business women host sexism guru for lecture series, Cayman News Service, 19 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Pioneers II, Cayman Islands Postal Service. Retrieved 29 November 2017.