Nita Barrow
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Her Excellency Dame Nita Barrow GCMG FRCN |
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| Governor-General of Barbados | |
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In office 6 June 1990 – 19 December 1995 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Owen Arthur |
| Preceded by | Hugh Springer |
| Succeeded by |
Denys Williams (A.g) 1995–96 Clifford Husbands 1996–2011 |
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| Born | 15 November 1916 |
| Died | 19 December 1995 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Denys Williams (A.g) 1995–96
Dame Ruth Nita Barrow GCMG FRCN (15 November 1916 – 19 December 1995) was the first and only female Governor-General of Barbados. She was a nurse and humanitarian activist from Barbados. She served as Governor-General of Barbados from 6 June 1990 until her death on 19 December 1995. She was also the sister of Errol Barrow, first Prime Minister of Barbados.
Ruth Nita Barrow was born in Barbados, the second of her parents' five children. She trained as a nurse, midwife and health care administrator, holding a variety of nursing, public health and public administration jobs in Barbados and Jamaica in the 1940s/1950s.
She was a member of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons that visited South Africa in 1986. During that mission she successfully thwarted South Africa's military restrictions, through entering the restricted area of Alexandra township disguised in African garb and head-dress.
In 1980 Barrow was conferred the highest honour in Barbados; she was made a Dame of St. Andrew (DA) of the Order of Barbados. She was also awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing.
The Errol & Nita Barrow Educational Trust raises funds and make financial awards to enable Bajans and Commonwealth Caribbean citizens to pursue a course of study that will further the development of Barbados and the Caribbean.
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