Una Marson
(1905-1965)
woman, poet, playwright, campaigner for equality, and 1st black woman programme maker at the BBC
Died aged 60
Wikidata WikipediaUna Maud Victoria Marson (6 February 1905 – 6 May 1965) was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer, producing poems, plays and radio programmes. She travelled to London in 1932 and became the first black woman to be employed by the BBC during World War II. In 1942, she became producer of the programme Calling the West Indies, turning it into Caribbean Voices, which became an important forum for Caribbean literary work. Her biographer Delia Jarrett-Macauley described her (in The Life of Una Marson, 1905–1965) as the first "Black British feminist to speak out against racism and sexism in Britain".
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Una Marson 1905 to 1965 Poet, playwright, campaigner for equality, first black woman programme maker at the BBC
16 Brunswick Park, Camberwell, London, United Kingdom where they was
UNA MARSON 1905–1965 Jamaican-born broadcaster, writer and equalities campaigner lived here
The Mansions, 33 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, London, United Kingdom where they was