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	Rosemary Brown (politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rosemary Brown (June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica - April 26, 2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian politician.
		Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Canada in 1951 to study at McGill University.
		She served as an Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rosemary_Brown_(politician) (266 words)

	African American Registry: Rosemary Brown, a Canadian political fixture!
		Brown remained active in those groups and became a mother of their first two children.
		Brown became MLA for Vancouver-Burrard, the first Black woman elected to the BC legislature, and went on to serve as a MLA for 14 years until 1986.
		She and Bill were married for 45 years until The Honourable Rosemary Brown, PC, OC, O.BC, CD (Jamaica) passed away at 72 years of age.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2204/Rosemary_Brown_a_Canadian_political_fixture (443 words)

	Video on two strong women for artist’s nephew, Jackson - CTR Vol. 29, No. 1 - September 9, 2004
		Brown and Horricks-Sujir are the grandmothers of seven-year old Jackson, and the videographer is his aunt.
		Brown was the first woman of colour elected to public office in Canada in 1975 and was a popular candidate at the 1976 NDP leadership convention.
		Brown left Jamaica for Canada to pursue her studies and became a formidable politician.
	ctr.concordia.ca /2004-05/sept_9/13 (529 words)

	heroines.ca, Women in Canadian History
		Rosemary Brown was elected to the provincial legislature of British Columbia in 1972, becoming the first fl woman in Canadian history to be a member of a Canadian parliamentary body.
		Rosemary served in the B.C. legislature until 1986, when she became a professor in women's studies at Simon Fraser University.
		Rosemary's dedicated community service won her a multitude of honours, including honorary degreees from many universities and selection as an officer of the Order of Canada.
	www.heroines.ca /people/brown.html (297 words)

	Developing and Managing the Brown University Library Collections: YOUR SUBJECT
		Redding, a graduate of Brown University, was a poet and specialist in African-American literature.
		Until the donation of the Dupee collection, the only substantial collection at the John Hay focusing on Latin America was the library of George Earl Church, largely eighteenth and early nineteenth century monographs on politics, history, and science with substantial attention to contemporary scholarship in anthropology and the native peoples of this hemisphere.
		Brown is a member of the Boston Library Consortium and the Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries.
	www.brown.edu /Facilities/University_Library/collections/colldev/subjects/amciv.html (5055 words)

	DenverPost.com - Former Lt. Gov. Brown dies at 79
		George Brown, Colorado's first African-American politician to win statewide office and who later became a lightning rod for criticism amid a series of perceived political gaffes as lieutenant governor in the 1970s, died from cancer Thursday at his home in Florida.
		Brown left office in 1979, moved to New York and worked for aerospace supplier Grumman Corp. Even then, he was attracted to civic causes.
		Brown is survived by his wife, four children, five stepchildren, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
	www.denverpost.com /news/ci_3664411 (662 words)

	Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Hansard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ms Brown: Okay, but Dear Abby in yesterday's paper had quite a long discussion about whether women should be permitted to breast-feed their babies when they go to the hairdressers.
		Ms Brown: The notes which I made to myself were that the recommendations were so innovative and sweeping that I would like to discuss and explore them with the other commissioners, with the staff, with Miss Cornish herself, as well as with particular groups, as well as with community groups particularly interested.
		Ms Brown: One of the things that I've asked for, and I'm told that it's not yet in the public domain, is the estimates.
	www.ontla.on.ca /hansard/committee_debates/35_parl/session3/agencies/a004.htm (15731 words)

	Canadian Women's Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rosemary Brown, a founding mother of CWF, social activist, educator, politician, and author, died suddenly in May, 2003.
		Through her role with MATCH, Rosemary was involved in a Community Health Clinic and Media Watch in Jamaica, a Birthing Centre in Trinidad, and economic development projects in Ghana.
		Rosemary believed in justice for all people and she worked constantly to end violence and poverty.
	www.cdnwomen.org /eng/12/12b.asp (373 words)

	Jcans
		Rosemary Brown was born in Jamaica in 1930 and spent her early years there.
		Rosemary Brown established herself as a person of many 'firsts' in Canada through her professional, feminist, rights activist, leadership, community and social vision to positively influence change for the betterment of all through inclusion, equity and social justice.
		Dr. Rosemary Brown has the distinction of being the first Black woman in Canada to be elected to public office, in 1972 in BC, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the provincial legislature until 1986.
	www.blackottawa411.com /jcans2.htm (5312 words)

	Politician, activist, feminist Rosemary Brown dies
		Vancouver - Rosemary Brown, the first fl woman elected to a provincial legislature in Canada, has died at age 72 of an apparent heart attack.
		Born in Jamaica, Brown was a member of the B.C. legislature from 1972 to 1976.
		A former social worker, Brown was an officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of British Columbia.
	www.nupge.ca /news_2003/n28ap03b.htm (208 words)

	Pioneering Politician George L. Brown, 79
		Brown was elected lieutenant governor as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Richard D. Lamm.
		Brown had overspent the budget for his office, Lamm held back some of his salary and dropped him from his ticket in 1978.
		Brown was appointed to the Colorado Senate in 1955 and was reelected four times, all the while continuing to work at the newspaper and as a radio talk show host.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040602178.html (802 words)

	OBHO: Rosemary Brown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Later she went to the University of British Columbia where she completed the BSW in 1962 and the MSW in 1965.
		She made her name as a politician when she was first elected to the British Columbia Legislature in 1972.
		Rosemary Brown: A Stand On Socialism And Minorities
	collections.ic.gc.ca /OBHO/people/contemporary_personalities/polawed/brown_rosemary.html (214 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This moving portrait incorporates interviews, family footage and archival materials to recount history through two grandmothers, Rosemary Brown (1930-2003) and Ruth Horricks-Sujir (born 1925).
		Rosemary Brown had an extensive record of public service.
		She was the first Black woman elected to public office in Canada (in the BC legislature, starting in 1972) and later served as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
	www.decisionroom.com /coolwomen/cwsite.nsf/vwStoryResources/7D2F3F31CA37DA0885256CF40076F6A1?OpenDocument&Print=1 (422 words)

	Dana - Uncyclopedia
		Dana Rosemary Scanlon, formerly Dana (born August 30, 1951), is a unsuccessful former singer turned Irish politician.
		Scanlon was born Rosemary Brown in (London) Derry, Northern Ireland.
		From an early age, she was destined for a life in the public eye, when aged seven, she won the lead role in the (London) Derry Musical Society's production of "Showgirls: The Musical".
	www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Dana (523 words)

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		Therefore be it resolved that the members of this House pay tribute to Rosemary Brown, the tireless champion of social democracy and extend sympathy to her brother, Gus Wedderburn, residing in Halifax, and to the rest of her family.
		Rosemary Brown taught at the Maritime School of Social Work at Dalhousie in the early 1970s and I was privileged to be in her class as a 22-year-old student.
		Rosemary Brown, I believe, was the first Executive Director of an organization called MATCH, which was an organization that raised money here in Canada to support women's organizations doing community and economic development in developing world countries.
	www.gov.ns.ca /legislature/hansard/han58-3/house_03apr28.htm (12790 words)

	List of people by name: Br - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brown, Gordon, (born 1951), Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer
		Brown, Lee P. Mayor of Houston, Texas from 1997 to 2003
		Brown, Willie, (born 1934), mayor of San Francisco, California -2003
	www.infosearchpoint.com /wiki.php?title=_List_of_people_by_name:_Br&printable=yes (449 words)

	2003 Productions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Her portrayal of the well-meaning but ultimately doomed Isobel was utterly convincing and provoked sympathy as she came to terms with, firstly her father's death, then the break-up of her relationship with lover and business partner Irwin Posner [a heartfelt, flawless performance from Philip Balding].
		Brownings drew on excellent technique and rose to the challenge with aplomb.
		Rosemary Mose was feisty and teasing in her twin parts of Mrs.
	www.wicktheatre.co.uk /2003.htm (6114 words)

	TomDispatch - Tomgram: Brown on a Global War That Doesn't Sell
		In an open letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, on the very eve of the coming invasion of Iraq, he had resigned from the Foreign Service in protest against our "war plans." ("Throughout the globe the United States is becoming associated with the unjustified use of force.
		Brown's World War IV piece was exceedingly intelligent, on target, and -- had I known it was there -- would have saved me time and effort.
		John Brown, a former Foreign Service officer who resigned in protest against the invasion of Iraq, is affiliated with Georgetown University.
	www.tomdispatch.com /index.mhtml?emx=x&pid=2293 (2809 words)

	Rosemary Brown - Making Canadian society what it is - Critical Acclaim - Exhibitions - Library and Archives Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rosemary Brown (born 1930) became the first fl woman member of any Canadian parliamentary body when she was elected to the British Columbia provincial legislature in 1972.
		She has had a distinguished career as social worker, academic, politician and feminist.
		Brown has focused on achieving justice and equality for women and minorities with the unwavering single mindedness captured here, and which she advocates for the successful woman of today.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /05/0512/making_e/05120410_e.html (98 words)

	Still Counting, Women in Politics Across Canada
		A champion of equality and diversity Rosemary Brown served the country in many capacities.
		She mentored other women politicians, convincing Alexa McDonough to run for the NDP in Nova Scotia.
		Her autobiography, Being Brown: A Very Public Life (1989) describes her experiences of racism and sexism as well as the many strategies she employed to bring about social change.
	stillcounting.athabascau.ca /inthenews.php (1537 words)

	UNBF Women's Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Feminist, social activist, politician and human rights advocate, Rosemary Brown came to Canada from Jamaica in 1950 to study Law at McGill, and later earned a master's degree in Social Work from UBC.
		A tireless worker for social justice, she challenged racism and sexism, and was the first Black woman elected to political office in Canada (1972-1986).
		Born in Shediac, NB, Fergusson was a lawyer, politician and champion of women's rights.
	www.unbf.ca /arts/ws/casgrain.htm (233 words)

	Biography Base Letter B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brown, Gordon - (born 1951), Labour-Party Chancellor of the Exchequer
		Brown, John doctor - (1735-1788), Scottish physician who developed his own medical "system"
		Brown, Margaret - Titanic survivor aka Molly Brown
	www.biographybase.com /bio/b-6.html (731 words)

	The Kingdom: Dana tells Kerry: I’m Totally Yours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		DANA has made her name as a singer, politician and in recent weeks as a dancer in a reality television programme.
		Following the launch of her latest CD, Totus Tuus, on Saturday, Dana Rosemary Scallon is determined to head for Kerry to meet her fans in the county.
		Dana was born Rosemary Brown in Derry, Northern Ireland.
	www.the-kingdom.ie /news/story.asp?j=20013 (687 words)

	Motorcarnage
		Mr Brown who was not wearing a helmet died instantly from multiple injuries on September 22 last year including fractures to his skull vertebrate and ribs.
		Relatives of Vicki Browne, 19, who looked after TV star Zoe Ball's son, said they were disgusted that killer Graham Travers is likely to be freed in three years despite killing two women and maiming a third.
		Rosemary Brown was in an oncoming vehicle with her young daughter when their car was hit by Johnson's sports car.
	www.thebikezone.org.uk /motorcarnage/mc310304.html (20185 words)

	The Black Historical and Cultural Society
		The keynote speaker for the evening was the late politician, feminist and social activist Rosemary Brown.
		The Opening was held at the main branch of the Vancouver Public Library and was titled ‘Sisters Journey’, the name of a graphic art print by renowned artist Larry “Poncho” Brown, commissioned to honour those afflicted with breast cancer.
		Several ‘Women of Distinction’ were honoured, including: Dr. Jeni Legon, Thelma Gibson Townes, Rosemary Brown, Michelle Lee Williams, Nalda Callander, Yvonne Brown, Lolly Bennett, Sadie Khuen, Janice Jones, and Dr. Carole Christensen.
	www.bhcsbc.org /events_archive.html (807 words)

	African American Registry for Saturday July 22nd 2006
		Oscar De Priest, Chicago politician of the early twentieth century.
		On this date Cora Brown* was born in 1914.
		Melvin H. Evans was a health conscious politician..
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/category/10/politics_law (1965 words)

	Hansard -- Thursday, February 8, 1973
		I don't believe that a journalist writing, or commentator broadcasting, an artist creating, or a politician reliving what happened on that evening could truly express the importance of the spirit that was felt there by all of those people in the Province of British Columbia.
		Then in that same article it says: "MLA Rosemary Brown has promised to have a new Act ready for the spring session." For the spring session.
		Brown said: "It isn't all that bad compared to other provinces." - This is a direct quote - "The trouble has been that the people administering it didn't believe in it."
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /hansard/30th2nd/30p_02s_730208p.htm (20469 words)

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