Eugenia Lockhart

Eugenia Lockhart O.B.E. (June 17, 1908–?) was a Bahamian suffragist who was the secretary of the Bahamian Women’s Suffrage Movement and secretary of the Women’s Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party.[1]

At the time The Bahamas were a Crown Colony so Lockhart, Doris Johnson and Henry Milton Taylor, national party chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party, argued the case for universal adult suffrage in London in 1960 to the Secretary of State to the Colonies.[1] In 1961, women gained the right to vote and sit in the legislature. By 1967 black women had organized themselves into a voting bloc that contributed to the Progressive Liberal Party's win and Majority rule.[1]

Early life and education

Eugenia Lockhart was born on June 17, 1908 in Duncan Town, Ragged Island to Horace and Helen Wilson.[1] She was an assistant teacher in Duncan Town at the age of 12.[1]

She was married to Edward Lockhart. [1]

Recognition

Lockhart was appointed to the Order of the British Empire and was made Stalwart Councilor of the Progressive Liberal Party.[1]

The Bahamian government issued a postage stamp in 2012 on the fiftieth anniversary of universal adult suffrage to honor the women who campaigned for voting rights. Lockhart appeared on the 65 cent stamp.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hinsey, Shananda. "LibGuides: Women Suffrage: Suffrage Women". cob-bs.libguides.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Women's Suffrage Commemorative Stamps | Bahamas News". www.bahamasb2b.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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