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Nita Barrow

Nita Barrow, Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th Governor-General of Barbados (died 1995)

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Born
November 15, 1916
Died
December 19, 1995
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1916

About Nita Barrow

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. Dame Ruth Nita Barrow (15 November 1916 – 19 December 1995) was the first female governor-general of Barbados. She later became responsible in the Nursing and Public Health fields as the first West Indian Matron of the University College Hospital in 1954 and the first Principal Nursing Officer in Jamaica in 1956. Barrow's career began in 1964, when she became a Nursing Advisor for the Pan American Health Organization for the Caribbean area.

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Nita Barrow timeline

  1. Dame Ruth Nita Barrow (15 November 1916 – 19 December 1995) was the first female governor-general of Barbados.
  2. She later became responsible in the Nursing and Public Health fields as the first West Indian Matron of the University College Hospital in 1954 and the first Principal Nursing Officer in Jamaica in 1956.
  3. Barrow's career began in 1964, when she became a Nursing Advisor for the Pan American Health Organization for the Caribbean area.

The world when Nita Barrow was born

Nita Barrow was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nita Barrow's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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