dame sands june june teacher politician woman contest election bahamas female senate woman granted leadership role senate legislature female government minister elected woman president senate female serve acting governor general bahamas honored dame commander british_empire queen elizabeth_ii born completed secondary education teacher teaching years johnson returned school earn master doctorate degree educational administration period traveled forth school home organizing labor suffrage efforts graduation johnson unable find work activism compelling speech legislature pleading women suffrage subsequently similar plea london right vote secured johnson immediately entered politics running election women allowed participate lost bid worked gain independence country gained freedom colonial rule johnson appointed senate served government death decade later background education born june bahamas née completing secondary education sands began teaching age january nassau sands married subsequently son johnson worked years earn money education able richmond virginia graduating bachelor degree education returned bahamas joined granted year government scholarship education canada johnson enrolled master degree program educational administration beginning studies earned master degree began work doctorate midst studies government terminated scholarship year studying abroad guise master degree completed johnson believed scholarship terminated active organizing helped found women suffrage movement bahamas traveling home intermittently studies work returned home advised available positions teaching administrators outlying islands political rise feeling employment opportunities blocked year january johnson asked address members told speak session agreed speech pointed petition submitted house suffrage members claimed showed signatories provided copies showing actual number people included people long_island went complain women representation reasoned vote extended longer pay taxes insisted women working members society ready willing able participate citizens members parliament impressed speech johnson leader organization secretary went london case suffrage met london branch discuss situation bahamas claiming support majority women women voice approval employed merchants government opposed cause sought audience air grievances accompanied chairman met secretary state colonies women british joan vickers white assured case accepted change soon follow returned change forthcoming supporters rallied collected funds johnson complete education united_states enrolled completing doctor education suffrage passed johnson immediately entered accepting nomination candidate wrote booklet entitled step votes women explained useful information voting register vote cast ballot lost race years later participated debate push majority rule parliamentary bahamas delegation united_nations meeting met president alma mater agreed accept teaching post louisiana little year later johnson left louisiana came bahamas participate elections won majority seats woman serve acts form committee help fled bahamas unrest country estimated refugees government decree stop issuing work permits situation critical following year landslide victory election johnson senate appointed woman lead government business johnson transportation minister appointment time woman served johnson published book entitled quiet revolution bahamas discussed struggle racial independence efforts bahamas fight book called important accounts events personalities involved majority rule independence bahamas following year gained independence britain johnson resigned post minister elected female president senate shortly reelected presidency johnson received queen elizabeth_ii briefly served acting governor general bahamas woman year honored dame commander british_empire official roles johnson served founding member spoke women groups bahamas united_states served president coordinator auxiliary johnson died june posthumously high school dedicated nassau bears selected works johnson january equal rights women speech meeting members nassau bahamas contained sir francis david faith moved mountain memoir life times memorial nassau bahamas johnson guide establishment advisory council based study advisory services johnson step votes women nassau bahamas johnson nassau bahamas johnson quiet revolution bahamas nassau bahamas johnson age awareness nassau bahamas johnson political change dodge steve usa caribbean books isbn
Doris Sands Johnson