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Gema Ramkeesoon was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian social worker and women's rights activist who was one of the early pioneers of the women's movement in Trinidad and Tobago. She was honored for her social service work as a member of the Order of the British Empire in 1950 and received the gold Hummingbird Medal from Trinidad and Tobago in 1976.
References
- ↑ "Jamaicans for Justice". jamaicansforjustice.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Dr. Carolyn Gomes | Developing Country NGO Delegation". Developingngo.org. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ "Welcome to CVC Coalition". CVC Coalition.
- ↑ "UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights | Dr J. Carolyn Gomes".
- ↑ "Carolyn Gomes: the insignia of Jamaicans for Justice". old.jamaica-gleaner.com.
- ↑ Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "National Awards set for Monday", The Jamaica Gleaner, 17 October 2009. Archived 20 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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