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Edna Irene Watson MCP (1895 – 1976) with Hilda Aitken was one of the first two female members of the colonial parliament of Bermuda. She represented the Paget parish from 1948 to 1953 after a campaign by The Women's Suffrage Society for her election to the House of Assembly.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Biography | Edna Watson". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Bermuda's 'Unsinkable' Edna Watson". Bermudabiographies.bm. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Edna Watson Earns Her Place in History". Thebermudian.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ "A political pioneer gets her due - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News". Royalgazette.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Portrait to honour the Island's first female MP - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News". Royalgazette.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Edna Watson, M.C.P. 1895—1976 : The first Bermuda female Member of Parliament representing the Parish of Paget" (PDF). Pagetcouncil.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.