Jamaican parliament, is a woman of 37. She was born She was born in 1893 at Montego Bay, where her father was a clerk, and was educated at the Baptist Mission School. In 1918 she married a native doctor. Burchell is a doctor’s wife. She has two children, and lives at Montego Bay. Burchell is a keen temperance advocate, and has been prominent in promoting the cause of education, which she considers the chief hope for her people. She has herself contributed to the press, and has lectured.
Original dispatch: ‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row
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