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from its formation in 1963, but she did not restrict herself from criticizing members of her own party alongside other politicians and community leaders, which made her enemies along the way. She was frequently pressured to run for political office herself but always declined, having seen what she
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Hodgson said that her experience in the 1940s and '50s living in Canada and
England, which were less segregated environments—at least officially—heightened her awareness of the racial injustice she observed and experienced in Bermuda.
45:, for many generations. She was raised in the Brethren evangelical movement and remained a devout Christian throughout her life. Her parents, Harold and Ilene Hodgson, had six children; her mother died young in 1942.
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On her return to her home country, she began speaking out against inequality; she became known for "her consistently strong stance against racism." She started writing letters to the editor of the
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Her friends and family expressed the belief that she suffered in her teaching career because of her political outspokenness. She applied several times to work at
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Hodgson was an early member of the government's Labour Relations Advisory Council. She was later given the Russell Award from the
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A Storm in a Teacup—The 1959 Bermuda Theatre Boycott and Its Aftermath
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World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession
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The Experience of Racism in Bermuda and in Its Wider Context
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The Experience of Racism in Bermuda and in Its Wider Context
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