Iris Winnifred King

Iris Winnifred King
Iris Winnifred King
Iris Winnifred King
Born1910
Kingston, Jamaica
Died2000(2000-00-00) (aged 89–90)
New York City, USA
Occupation(s)First Black female Mayor, 1958

Iris Winnifred King née Ewart (1910–2000), was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, on September 5, 1910. She attended the Kingston Technical High School[1] in Kingston and later the Roosevelt University in Chicago where she studied political science and public administration from 1951-'53.[2]

In 1958–1959 she served as a mayor of Kingston and was the first woman in that function.

References

  1. ^ "Kinsgton Technical High School". Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 4, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.

External links

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20120330120217/http://www.constitution-and-rights.com/irisKing.htm
  • "Sign in to Yahoo". secure.flickr.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  • "Luxury Hotels NYC, 5 Star, The Waldorf Astoria New York". waldorfastoria3.hilton.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  • "Jamaica Gleaner News - Women in Jamaica's political history - Monday | June 18, 2007". jamaica-gleaner.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  • "Sign in to Yahoo". secure.flickr.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  • "Iris King, Mayor of Kingston, Will Overlook Discrimination in Louisville, Kentucky - Jet Magazine, January 15, 1959 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". secure.flickr.com. January 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 11, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 24, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. January 15, 1959. ISSN 0021-5996.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. ISSN 0021-5996.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. ISSN 0021-5996.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 4, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 4, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
  • Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 24, 1958. ISSN 0021-5996.
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