Mai Padmore
Edith Mai Padmore, nee Wiles (August 20, 1916 – July 3, 1988) was a Liberian politician.[1] She became Liberia's first female cabinet minister when she was appointed Minister of Health and Welfare in 1972.[2]
Life
Mai Wiles was born on August 20, 1916, in
Edwin J. Barclay.[1]
In April 1939 she married the future diplomat
Ambassador. She helped organize the 1959 Saniquellie Conference and the 1962 Monrovia Conference which led to the Organisation of African Unity. From 1963 to 1971 she was Special Assistant to President Tubman.[2]
President William Tolbert appointed Padmore as Minister of Health and Welfare on January 11, 1972.[2] She was minister until 1973.[1]
Padmore was active in the Episcopal Diocese of Liberia.[1] Mai Padmore was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[4] She died July 3, 1988.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4616-5931-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9502755-0-5.
- ^ World Biography. New York: Institute for Research in Biography. 1954. p. 911.
- ^ "Mai Padmore Is Honorary Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority". Jet Magazine. 15 (9). January 1, 1959.
- ^ "Liberia Ambassador George A. Padmore is Dead". Liberian Observer. April 16, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2021.