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Jun 02, 1897 Micoud, Saint Lucia Died on 30 Mar 1996 (aged 98)
Saint Lucian businesswoman and politician
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About Marie Grace Augustin
- Marie Grace Augustin, OBE (2 June 1897 – 30 March 1996), commonly known as Grace Augustin, was a Saint Lucian businesswoman and politician.
- After attaining a nursing and midwifery degree, she studied law, but was refused permission to take a bar examination based on her gender.
- Instead, Augustin became the first woman in Saint Lucia to manage a large estate, becoming a planter.
- She was the first woman to be nominated as a parliamentarian in St.
- Lucia and become the first female member of the legislature.
