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

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.