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Although she was raised and brought up in Jamaica it did not prepare her for what she would experience in Canada. She was treated badly by immigration authorities, faced rejection from landlords and employers, and stayed in a private dorm when canadian students refused to share a room with her.

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https://bcblackhistory.ca/rosemary-brown/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Brown_(Canadian_politician)#:~:text=Rosemary%20Brown%20was%20born%20in,the%20University%20of%20British%20Columbia.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rosemary-brown

http://www.rbc.com/essay/_assets-custom/pdf/EssayPoster_Balasundaram.pdf

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Rosemary Brown was a strong and effective worker for Women's rights in Canada and around the world. She contributed a lot to B.C and Canada when she was the 1st black canadian woman elected to a Canadian provincial Legislature and running for leadership of the Federal NDP party in 1975. She also helped in the founding of the British Columbia Association for the advancement of Coloured People. She was also awarded many awards. Over all she was a strong a brave leader and a black canadian woman!

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She was born is Kingston Jamaica in 1930 and immigrated to Canada, British Columbia to study in university and spent the rest of her life there as a politician.

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Rosemary Brown was the first black woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature as a part of the New Democratic Party from 1972 to 1986.

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Rosemary Brown was born in Jamaica to a middle class family and immigrated to Canada to study in university.