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In 1948, a disastrous fire wiped out the heart of the capital causing widespread destruction of businesses and property, leaving many homeless and without means of support. Augustin brought displaced carpenters to her estate to teach furniture making to the men in the local community, providing
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to buy disease-resistant plants to rejuvenate banana industry. At various times, she served as director for the
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benefited from her patronage and were frequent guests. Augustin owned an establishment known as "The Hotel" on the road from Micoud to
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Women and the Law: A Bibliographical Survey of Legal and Quasi-legal
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131:, Augustin passed her Cambridge exams in July 1912. She went on to further her education, studying to be a nurse and midwife, attaining her certificate in 1918 from Victoria Hospital.
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production, which soon became the predominant crop. When the local banana crop was infected by blight, Augustin chartered a boat and traveled to
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in her brother Elwin's law firm, Augustin studied law for three years. She would have been the first woman lawyer in the
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In its time, Augustin's estate was one of the most iconic on the island and had a wide reputation. Local artists, like
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Augustin died on 30 March 1996. Her story has been included in at least two collections of notable St. Lucian women:
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