Lilian Bader

Lilian Bader (18 February 1918 – 13 March 2015) was one of the first black women to join the British armed forces.[1][2][3][4]

She was born in the Toxteth Park area of Liverpool to Marcus Bailey, a merchant seaman from Barbados who served in the First World War, and a British-born mother of Irish parentage.[3]

In 2018, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote, The Voice newspaper listed Bader – alongside Kathleen Wrasama, Olive Morris, Connie Mark, Fanny Eaton, Diane Abbott, Margaret Busby, and Mary Seacole – among eight Black women who have contributed to the development of Britain.[5]

References
  1. "Black History Month Firsts: Lilian Bader". Black History Month 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. Stephen Bourne (6 April 2015). "Leading Aircraftwoman in the WAAF and one of the first black women to join the British Armed Forces". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. Stephen Bourne (18 March 2015). "Obituary: War hero Lilian Bader (1918-2015)". voice-online.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. "Lilian Bader". Bgfl.org. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. Leah Sinclair, "Suffrage 100: The Black Women Who Changed British History", The Voice, 6 February 2018.
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