About Judith DeCordova
Lived 1877 – 1967 (aged 89–90). Judith DeCordova was a Jamaican activist.
Judith DeCordova (1877–1967) was a Jamaican political activist and feminist. She was a pioneer within the struggle for women's suffrage in Jamaica.
She belonged to a Jewish upper-class family of Jamaica.
She was a pioneer within infant welfare on Jamaica and president of the Child Welfare Association.
In 1918 she became the co-founder and later the second president of the Women's Social Service Association (WSSA). She and Nellie Latrielle were leading figures in the campaign conducted by the WSSA to introduce women's suffrage, which had been introduced in Britain in 1918, also on Jamaica, a campaign which succeeded in 1919.
In 1936, she founded and became the first president of the Jamaica Women's League.
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Who was Judith DeCordova?
Jamaican political activist and feminist
When was Judith DeCordova born?
Judith DeCordova was born in 1877.
When did Judith DeCordova die?
Judith DeCordova died in 1967.
What was Judith DeCordova's occupation?
Judith DeCordova was an activist.
What nationality was Judith DeCordova?
Judith DeCordova was Jamaican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Judith DeCordova. https://biography.guide/judith-decordova/
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