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Ruth Nita Barrow was born in
Barbados to a respected Anglican priest, the Reverend Reginald Grant Barrow, and Mrs. Ruth Alberta Barrow (née O'Neal). She was the second of her parents' five children, whom included Sybil Barrow, Ena Comma, and Errol Barrow. She trained as a nurse, midwife and health
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Instructress at the West Indies School of Public Health in Jamaica in 1945 to 1950. She later became responsible in the Nursing and Public Health fields as the first West Indian Matron of the University College Hospital in 1954 and the first Principal Nursing
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Barrow's career began in 1964, when she became a
Nursing Advisor for the Pan American Health Organization for the Caribbean area. In 1975, she became the Director of the Christian Medical Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and President of the World
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Following the regional expansion of the West Indies School, she became a director of a nursing research project in the
Commonwealth Caribbean. This led to modernizing nurses training and began the Advanced Nursing program at the University of the West Indies.
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The Errol & Nita Barrow
Educational Trust raises funds and make financial awards to enable Bajans and Commonwealth Caribbean citizens to pursue a course of study that will further the development of Barbados and the Caribbean.
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She began her nursing profession in her early years following in the steps of her uncle and father, and completed her basic training at the
Barbados General Hospital. She then began training in midwifery at the
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The ICAE created the Dame Nita Barrow award which supports regional and nation adult education organizations that have made a great contribution towards the empowerment of women.
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in 1986. During that mission she successfully thwarted South Africa's military restrictions, through entering the restricted area of
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Barrow suffered from a stroke the night of her death. She was survived by her sisters, Sybil Barrow and Ena Comma.
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Die Nita Barrow
Collection, a collection of documents about Nita Barrow's life and times, has been inscribed into
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Broome, Roderick J. (28 February 1996). "Dame Nita Barrow: An authentic heroine in
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care administrator. She held a variety of nursing, public health and public administration jobs in
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Morgan, Peter (22 December 1995). "Dame Ruth Nita Barrow: Nurse to the world".
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In 1980 Barrow was conferred the highest honor in Barbados; she was made a
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National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
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Nursing and Public Health positions in Barbados and Jamaica (1940–1956)
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Nursing Advisor, Pan America Health Organization (1967–1971)
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Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
863:"Nita Barrow; Barbado's First Woman Named Head of State".
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684:"Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, Ex-Barbados Governor General, 79"
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Honorary Doctor of Literature, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Morgan, Peter (22 December 1995). "Nurse to the world".
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557:. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers, 1985.
432:1980 Dame of St. Andrew, by Order of Her Majesty
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262:Royal College of Nursing of Edinburgh University
587:COLLECTIONS & LIBRARIES: Their Excellencies
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410:Governor General of Barbados (1990–1995)
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952:, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) website
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505:1988 Honorable Doctor of Laws,
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422:University of the West Indies
356:Public health advisor to the
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664:"Obituary: Dame Nita Barrow"
486:Mount St. Vincent University
339:Memory of the World Register
268:Officer in Jamaica in 1956.
201:governor-general of Barbados
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213:prime minister of Barbados
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258:University of Edinburgh
93:Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
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491:1988 Doctor of Laws,
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190:Dame Ruth Nita Barrow
178:University of Toronto
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769:"Dame Nita Barrow".
696:. 22 December 1995.
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964:Government offices
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250:Columbia University
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853:Carrington (2003).
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798:. 23 October 2011.
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31:Nita Barrow
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983:1990–1995
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790:"Obituary"
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