Rella Braithwaite

Rella Aylestock Braithwaite (January 29, 1923 – July 23, 2019) was a Canadian author.[1]

Rella A. Braithwaite
Born(1923-01-29)January 29, 1923
Lebanon, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 23, 2019(2019-07-23) (aged 96)
SpouseBob Braithwaite
ChildrenDiana Braithwaite

She was born in Lebanon, a descendant of Black pioneers who settled in the Queen's Bush area, and was educated in Listowel, Ontario. In 1946, Braithwaite and her husband Bob settled in Scarborough, Ontario; she served on the local school board. She wrote a column on Black history for the Contrast newspaper. In 1975, Braithwaite published The Black Woman in Canada on outstanding Canadian Black women. She also helped the Ministry of Education in Ontario develop a Black Studies guide for use in the classroom.[2][3][4][5]

Her daughter is singer Diana Braithwaite.[4]

References
  1. "RELLA BRAITHWAITE". Arbor Memorial. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Rella Aylestock Braithwaite". Black in Canada.
  3. "Toronto's 180th: 10 more people, suggested by Star readers". Toronto Star. May 7, 2014.
  4. "Artists, descendants pay tribute to Underground Railroad". Wellington Advertiser. 43 (33).
  5. "Foremothers of Black Women's Community Organizing in Toronto". Atlantis. 24 (2). 2009.


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