Dame Ruth Nita Barrow was the first female governor-general of Barbados. Barrow was a nurse and a public health servant from Barbados. She served as the fifth governor-general of Barbados from 6 June 1990 until her death on 19 December 1995.
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Elizabeth AnionwuAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing
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Dame Ruth Nita Barrow was the first female governor-general of Barbados. Barrow was a nurse and a public health servant from Barbados. She served as the fifth governor-general of Barbados from 6 June 1990 until her death on 19 December 1995. She was the older sister of Errol Barrow, the first prime minister of Barbados.
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Lived 1916 to 1995 · aged 79
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