Maureen Thelma Watson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Zimbabwean politician
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Place of Birth: Bulawayo, Bulawayo Province, Zimbabwe
About Maureen Thelma Watson
- Maureen Thelma Watson (née Eastwood; 15 September 1925 – 29 August 1994) was a Rhodesian politician. A Bulawayo native, she was a housewife and family planning advocate before entering politics.
- Elected to the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly in 1958, she was the second woman ever elected to Parliament.
- She was reelected in 1962 but opted not to run for reelection in 1965.
- A member of the United Federal Party, and later the Rhodesia Party, she was a moderate who opposed the conservative agenda of the Rhodesian Front.
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