Amy Ashwood Garvey

Amy Ashwood (formerly Amy Ashwood Garvey; 10 January 1897 – 3 May 1969), renamed Akosua Boahemaa, was a Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist. She was a director of the Black Star Line Steamship Corporation, and along with her former husband Marcus Garvey she founded the Negro World newspaper. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amy_Ashwood_Garvey&action=edit Quotes I do not think I should be asked to wait until all men are liberated before I can be free. https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/civil-rights-movement/amy-ashwood-garvey-a-trailblazing-pan-africanist-and-advocate-for-black-empowerment-in-the-windrush-generation/?hl=en-US#:~:text=Too%20often%2C%20histories%20of%20Black%20liberation%20movements,to%20build%20institutions%20that%20addressed%20the%20specific The women of the darker races are sallying forth to help their men establish a civilization according to their own standards.http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/garveywomenasleaders.html?hl=en-US#:~:text=The%20women%20of%20the%20East%2C%20both%20yellow,according%20to%20their%20own%20standards%2C%20and%20to We want to set the world on fire. We want freedom and justice and a chance to build for ourselves. And if we must set the world on fire, we will, like other men, die for the realization of our dreams. https://africasacountry.com/2018/04/set-the-world-on-fire?hl=en-US#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20want%20to%20set%20the%20world%20on,this%20powerful%20quote%20for%20two%20primary%20reasons. Our joint love for Africa and our concern for the welfare of our race urged us to immediate action.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Ashwood_Garvey?hl=en-US#:~:text=Ashwood%20arrived%20in%20London%201932%20and%20continued,at%20its%20formation%20consisted%20of%2013%20students. When the glowing recital ended, I remained silent for a while... Such a deluge of dreams was overwhelming.https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/womens-international-thought-towards-a-new-canon/amy-ashwood-garvey/91348114C6B3CDD4B5DC7618B15450DA?hl=en-US#:~:text=The%20good%20lady%2C%20however%2C%20had%20noticed%20my,first%20her%20story%20of%20Africa%20intrigued%20me%3B No one before had told me that I was of African descent. Being so young, I was very puzzled by this bit of news... It was this incident that caused the birth of racial consciousness within me.https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/womens-international-thought-towards-a-new-canon/amy-ashwood-garvey/91348114C6B3CDD4B5DC7618B15450DA?hl=en-US#:~:text=The%20good%20lady%2C%20however%2C%20had%20noticed%20my,first%20her%20story%20of%20Africa%20intrigued%20me%3B Look, women and men must sit down at the table together... Women also need spaces within which they can handle women's business without interference.https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/UNIA/?hl=en-US#:~:text=The%20efficient%20womanhood%20of%20Amy%20Ashwood%20Garvey,they%20could%20handle%20women's%20business%20without%20interference. References