Gertrude Paul

Gertrude Maretta Paul (6 September 1934 – 7 January 1992) was a teacher and advocate for the British Caribbean community in Yorkshire.

Biography Paul was born on 6 September 1934 in Parson's Ground Village on the Caribbean island Saint Kitt's, one of eleven children. She moved to Leeds, England in 1956. In 1976 she became the first black headteacher in the city, running Elmhurst Middle School (later known as Bracken Edge Primary School). which is one of the longest running West Indian carnivals in Europe and the longest running in the UK. She was a co-founder and president of the United Caribbean Association in Leeds, and also served on the UK government's Commission for Racial Equality. unveiled in 2011 by Leeds Civic Trust. Paul was nominated for the plaque by members of Chapeltown Heritage Trust.