Profiles: Heroes, Role Models and Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago - by Nasser Khan

39 persons (533), two hundred and forty-six males (246) and two hundred and eighty-seven females (287); and, including eleven (11) children. Maurice Connor , another person who was blind, contributed greatly to the development of the TTBWA. CHRISTINA LEWIS (1919-1974) S he was a hardworking activist and social worker on behalf of women. She staged the first International Women’s Day Celebration in 1958 and campaigned for pre- and post-natal clinics throughout the country. She also attended the 5 th Congress of Women’s International Democratic Federation in China in 1958. RHONDA MAINGOT (1946- ) I n 1981, she founded, along with Rose Jackman , the Living Water Community, a resting place for the needy and homeless. She was awarded the Humming Bird Gold Medal in 1986 and was the Express individual of the year in 1987.