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Women’s rights activist Georgette Ebanks laid to rest

Mourners filled the Church of God Chapel on Walkers Road with prayers, scripture, tributes and songs Saturday for Georgette Vadine Ebanks’ service of thanksgiving, honouring her not just as the Caymanian icon, but as a matriarch, family member, friend, churchgoer, civil servant and activist.

Women’s rights activist and Caymanian icon Georgette Ebanks passes

Georgette Ebanks, one of the last living signatories of the 1948 petition demanding women's right to vote in Cayman, passed away at her home on Tuesday after a brief illness. She was 96.

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