1909 - 1995
Edris Allan Jamaican Activist
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Details
| Birthday |
19th April, 1909
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| Birthplace |
Linstead, Saint Catherine Parish, British West Indies
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| Died |
16th May, 1995
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| Place of Death |
Kingston, Jamaica
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
Jamaican
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| Occupation Text |
clerk, retail manager, telephone operator, community worker
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Year(s) Active |
1929–1995
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Edris Elaine, Lady Allan (née Trottman; 19 April 1909 – 16 May 1995) was a Jamaican community worker, political figure and women's rights advocate. From childhood, she performed community service and worked as a clerk in several retail establishments prior to her marriage. She was the first telephone operator for the Jamaica All Island Telephone Service. As the wife of Sir Harold Allan, honored with the first knighthood bestowed on a Jamaican of African descent by the British crown, she became an instant celebrity, traveling often with her husband and serving as his secretary. A founding member of the Jamaica Federation of Women (JFW), she held many offices in the organization including serving as chair from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1971 to 1976, and then president from 1976 until her death in 1995.
