Rose Leon

"Outspoken Jamaican politician who always put people first Rose Leon, who has been murdered in her home in Jamaica at the age of 85, was a businesswoman and former politician. Her career spanned colonial and independent Jamaica; outspoken on the hustings, she was a political personality who inspired many women to enter politics. Affectionately known as Madame Leon, she first made her name as a beautician, succeeding in business at a time in Jamaica when very few women were involved in commerce. Her political career began in the late 1940s, when the Jamaica Labour party and the People's National party, which would grow to dominate Jamaican politics, were both in their infancy. Jamaica's first elections under universal adult suffrage had been held in 1944." https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/aug/23/guardianobituaries1