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Grace Schneiders-Howard (16 September 1869 – 4 February 1968) was a Surinamese social worker and politician. Initially beginning her career in civil service as an agent for immigrant workers, she later worked in the Hygiene Department to develop sanitation services in the country. When women were allowed to run for office, but without the right to vote, she ran as a candidate for the Estates of Suriname. Elected in 1938, she became the first woman to serve in the Surinamese legislature. A controversial and abrasive figure, Schneiders-Howard was convinced of her own racial and social superiority, using her work with migrants and the poor to propel her own aims and views of how society should be organized. A pioneer woman in many fields, she was condemned by her opponents, who questioned her

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  • Grace Ruth Schneiders-Howard (* 16. September 1869 in Paramaribo; † 4. Februar 1968 ebenda) war eine surinamische Sozialaktivistin. Sie war die erste Frau, die in das Kolonialparlament von Suriname gewählt wurde. (de)
  • Grace Schneiders-Howard (16 September 1869 – 4 February 1968) was a Surinamese social worker and politician. Initially beginning her career in civil service as an agent for immigrant workers, she later worked in the Hygiene Department to develop sanitation services in the country. When women were allowed to run for office, but without the right to vote, she ran as a candidate for the Estates of Suriname. Elected in 1938, she became the first woman to serve in the Surinamese legislature. A controversial and abrasive figure, Schneiders-Howard was convinced of her own racial and social superiority, using her work with migrants and the poor to propel her own aims and views of how society should be organized. A pioneer woman in many fields, she was condemned by her opponents, who questioned her morals, her motivations and even her sanity. Her lasting impact was upon bringing improved sanitation of the country. (en)
  • Grace Ruth Schneiders-Howard (Paramaribo, 16 september 1869 – aldaar, 4 februari 1968) was een Surinaams maatschappelijk werkster en politica. Ze was het eerste vrouwelijke Statenlid in het parlement van Suriname. (nl)
  • Grace Schneiders-Howard, född 1869, död 1968, var en surinamesisk politiker. Hon blev 1938 sitt lands första kvinnliga parlamentariker. (sv)
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  • Grace Ruth Schneiders, Gay Howard (en)
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  • Grace Ruth Howard (en)
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  • Paramaribo, Suriname, overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (en)
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  • Grace Ruth Schneiders-Howard (* 16. September 1869 in Paramaribo; † 4. Februar 1968 ebenda) war eine surinamische Sozialaktivistin. Sie war die erste Frau, die in das Kolonialparlament von Suriname gewählt wurde. (de)
  • Grace Ruth Schneiders-Howard (Paramaribo, 16 september 1869 – aldaar, 4 februari 1968) was een Surinaams maatschappelijk werkster en politica. Ze was het eerste vrouwelijke Statenlid in het parlement van Suriname. (nl)
  • Grace Schneiders-Howard, född 1869, död 1968, var en surinamesisk politiker. Hon blev 1938 sitt lands första kvinnliga parlamentariker. (sv)
  • Grace Schneiders-Howard (16 September 1869 – 4 February 1968) was a Surinamese social worker and politician. Initially beginning her career in civil service as an agent for immigrant workers, she later worked in the Hygiene Department to develop sanitation services in the country. When women were allowed to run for office, but without the right to vote, she ran as a candidate for the Estates of Suriname. Elected in 1938, she became the first woman to serve in the Surinamese legislature. A controversial and abrasive figure, Schneiders-Howard was convinced of her own racial and social superiority, using her work with migrants and the poor to propel her own aims and views of how society should be organized. A pioneer woman in many fields, she was condemned by her opponents, who questioned her (en)
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