Thelma Brown
Thelma Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Island Council | |
| In office 1974–1985, 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 Pitcairn Island |
Thelma Adella Brown (born 1929) was a Pitcairnese politician. In 1973 she and Carol Christian were elected to the Island Council, becoming its first female members.
Biography[]
Brown was born Thelma Adella Christian in 1929, the daughter of Flora Clarice Christian. She married Len Carlyle Brown, with whom she had five children between 1953 and 1959.[1]
In 1973 she stood for election to the Island Council, and was elected unopposed, becoming one of the first female members of the Island Council alongside Carol Christian.[2] She was re-elected every year until 1985, and then again in .[3]
Brown was featured on a set of Pitcairn stamps on weaving.[4]
References[]
- ^ Who Are the Pitcairners? Pitcairn Islands Study Center
- ^ Election day on Pitcairn Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1974, p11
- ^ The Pitcairn Island Government Pitcairn Islands Study Center
- ^ The Art Of Pitcairn Part II Weaving Pitcairn Stamps
Categories:
- 1929 births
- Members of the Island Council of the Pitcairn Islands