Rachel Palmer

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Rachel Palmer (born 1931 in Bathurst, today Banjul ; died November 13, 2000 ) was a Gambian nurse and politician.

Life

She attended Methodist Girls' High School (now Gambia Senior Secondary School ) in Bathurst.

Palmer first worked at the Royal Victoria Hospital (now Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital ) before continuing her training as a Registered Nurse at the Bristol Royal Infirmary in the UK . In 1961 she was one of two women on the commission that discussed the amendment of the Gambian constitution at Marlborough House in London .

In 1962 she was a co-founder of the Gambia School of Nursing and Midwifery and its first headmistress. From 1964 to 1966 she continued her education in Ghana . Palmer was a founding member and first president of the Gambia Nursing Association . She campaigned for the concerns of the nurses, such as better pay as well as training and further education opportunities at home and abroad.

From 1973 to 1975 she was Vice President of the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation and a board member for West Africa. From 1976 to 1980 she was president of the organization. She was also involved in the Gambian branch of the Soroptimist women's organization .

In 2015, the Gambian newspaper The Standard counted her among the 50 people who shaped the country on the occasion of 50 years of Gambian independence.

family

Rachel Palmer was married to the gynecologist and obstetrician Samuel J. Palmer (approx. 1923-2010). They had three daughters, a son, and several adopted children.

literature

  • Hassoum Ceesay : Gambian women: an introductory history . 1st edition. Fulladu Publishers, Gambia 2007, p. 84-85 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Diocese of Banjul: Newsletter. (PDF; 14.3 MB) Accessed February 24, 2019 .
  2. ^ Gambia: Women in Politics. In: allafrica.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ OFFICE HOLDERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. (PDF; 198 kB) In: commonwealthnurses.org. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Girl Power Outreach in Volta. Retrieved February 24, 2019 (American English).
  5. ↑ The Gambia at 50: fifty prominent Gambians who helped to shape the nation - The Standard Newspaper. March 11, 2015, archived from the original on September 23, 2017 ; accessed on February 24, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Dr Samuel James Palmer passes away. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Palmer, Rachel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian nurse and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Bathurst, now Banjul
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 2000