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Una Marson

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Profession
Activist
Died
May 6, 1965
Zodiac
Aquarius
Born in
Saint Elizabeth ParishJamaica
About
Jamaican activist who was a feminist, playwright, poet and radio programmer. She is one of the most celebrated activists of the 20th century and was instrumental in the canonization of Caribbean literature. She wrote about the beauty standards of Jamaican black women in the poems "Little Brown Girl," "Black is Fancy" and "Kinky Hair Blues."
Family
She was born in Santa Cruz, Jamaica to Rev. Solomon Isaac Marson and Ada Wilhelmina Mullins. She was one of six children.

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