Augusta Jawara
Hannah Augusta Darling Jawara (née Mahoney; May 1924 – 21 January 1981), was a Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights. She was the first wife (from 1955 to 1967) of Sir Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of the Gambia.
Life
Hannah Augusta Darling Mahoney was born to a prominent Christian
Speaker of the Legislative Council of the Gambia, and his wife, Hannah. Augusta's sister was Louise N'Jie.[citation needed
]
She studied at Mohammedan High School, where she first met her future husband, (future president) Dawda Jawara,[1] before training in nursing in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2]
In February 1955, she married
PPP. She thereby became the first woman candidate to stand in a Gambian national election.[4]
In 1962, she established the Women's Contemporary Society.
In 1967, she and Dawda Jawara divorced, and he reconverted to Islam.[Greater Banjul Area.[8]
Death
Augusta Jawara died in London on 21 January 1981, aged 56.[citation needed]
Works
Plays
- The African King, produced 1966.
- Rebellion, 1968
Other
- "The Gambia Women's Federation", Women Today, Vol. 6, No. 4 (1965), pp. 79–81.
References
- ^ Saikou Jammeh, "A Hand of Destiny" Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily News, 21 January 2011. Accessed 21 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Scots in Gambia", The Glasgow Herald, 11 February 1965, p. 8. Accessed 21 November 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ISBN 9780810862609. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Jawara, Augusta D. (1924 - 1981)". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-35910-1. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Rosamond S. King, "Gambian Women's Voices", SABLE Litmag of New Writing, Autumn/Fall 2007. Excerpted online. Accessed 21 November 2012.
- ^ Isatou Njie-Saidy, Keynote Address Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 8 March 2001.