Mary Morris Knibb, MBE (28 February 1886 – 21 September 1964) was a Jamaican teacher, social reformer and philanthropist. She founded the Morris Knibb Preparatory School and donated a building which is used as the headquarters of the Moravian Church in Jamaica as well as land for construction of a community center. Morris Knibb was a women's rights activist and the first elected councilwomen in Jamaica. She was the first woman to vie for a seat in the House when Universal Suffrage was granted to all Jamaicans.
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28 February 1886 Carmel, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
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21 September 1964 (aged 78) Woodford Park, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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