History of Women in Rotary

On Tuesday March 29th. Rtn. Trydy delivered the following well researched presentation on the history of women in Rotary.  It was particularly interesting to your editor who, as sitting president in 1988/89 (Rotary Club of Saint Lucia) was responsible for advising the press that Rotary District 7030 had voted against admitting women into Rotary in the District.  Yours truly was vilified by the press across the District and beyond. 

Significantly, the Rotary Club of Gros Islet was formed in 1993 with a number of women and these were the first women in Rotary in Saint Lucia.