| 词条 | Lucretia St. Clair Joof |
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BackgroundLucretia St. Clair Joof was the first Gambian female member of the legislature. St. Clair Joof was a secondary school teacher in the early 1930s, later working as a clerk at a French retailer. After a bill to increase the number of nominated in the House of Representatives from two to four was passed in August 1968. President Dawda Jawara nominated her as another member. Since 1964, St. Clair Joof worked as a council member of the Bathurst City Council (BCC) and was nominated again in that capacity in January 1968. Additionally she served as chairman of the Parks and Recreational Committee and was responsible for the construction of the playground on the MacCarthy Square and the King George V Memorial Park. She left Parliament in 1977, but continued to serve as a council member.[2] Private lifeLucretia St. Clair Joof was first married to lawyer Tom Taylor. After his death she married in 1941 the lawyer and politician George St. Clair Joof , who died in 1955.[2] References1. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=IywOAQAAMAAJ&q=Lucretia+St.+Clair+Joof&dq=Lucretia+St.+Clair+Joof&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPrtrosKrXAhUIyKQKHZJVDd4Q6AEIKTAB|title=West Africa|date=1969|publisher=Afrimedia International|language=en}} 2. ^1 {{Cite book|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/31125502|title=Gambian women : an introductory history|last=Ceesay|first=Hassoum|date=2007|publisher=Gambia : Fulladu Publishers|language=English}} 2 : Gambian politicians|Members of the House of Representatives of Gambia |
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