Mary Morris Knibb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Morris Knibb

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1886

Place of Birth: Carmel, Westmoreland, Jamaica, Jamaica

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1964

Profession: teacher, politician, suffragette, social worker

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mary Morris Knibb, MBE (28 February 1886 – 21 September 1964) was a Jamaican teacher, social reformer and philanthropist.
She founded the Morris Knibb Preparatory School and donated a building which is used as the headquarters of the Moravian Church in Jamaica as well as land for construction of a community center.
Morris Knibb was a women's rights activist and the first elected councilwomen in Jamaica.
She was the first woman to vie for a seat in the House when Universal Suffrage was granted to all Jamaicans.