Grace Mera Molisa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grace Mera Molisa

Vanuatuan poet, politician, activist

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Aoba Island, Penama, Vanuatu

Date of Death: 04-Jan-2002

Profession: writer, poet, politician

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Grace Mera Molisa (17 February 1946, Aoba Island – 4 January 2002, Port Vila) was a Vanuatuan politician, poet and campaigner for women's equality in politics.
The Australian described her as "a vanguard for Melanesian culture and a voice of the Vanuatuans, especially women".
She has also been described as one of the Pacific's "leading public intellectuals and activists".She was the first woman from her country to gain a university degree, a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the South Pacific in 1977.Molisa was an Anglican.
She spoke five languages.A 2004 book entitled Profiles of Pacific Women, aimed at "paying tribute to Pacific women who have paved the way for gender equality and human rights", included a tribute to Grace Molisa.