Bertha Isaacs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bertha Isaacs

Bahamian teacher, tennis player, women's rights activist and politician

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1900

Place of Birth: New Providence, Bahamas

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1997

Profession: teacher, politician, suffragette, tennis player, professional athlete

Nationality: Bahamas

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Bertha Isaacs

  • Dame Bertha Isaacs, DBE (18 April 1900 – 1 August 1997) was a Bahamian teacher, tennis player, women's rights activist and politician.
  • After a career as an elementary school teacher, she played on the international tennis circuit, winning both singles and doubles titles in the 1930s.
  • Returning to the Bahamas, she became involved in the women's suffrage movement in the country, helping gain the vote in 1962.
  • She was the second woman to be appointed as a Senator in the Bahamas and the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  • An annual trophy awarded at the Commonwealth Caribbean Lawn Tennis Championship bears her name.

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