Eunice Gibson
Barbados nurse
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Activism
Gibson founded the Nursing Employment Bureau in 1937 and was elected to the Bridgetown City Council in 1959.[1]
Barbados Nurses Association
In July 1936, Gibson and 11 other nurses formed the Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) to improve working conditions at Barbados General Hospital. Gibson led the organization until 1946. During her tenure, the BNA was made a municipal corporation by the Parliament of Barbados on 15 February 1943.[2] She remained an active member of the organization for 37 years. Gibson campaigned the International Nurses Association in 1957 to accept the BNA as one of its members.[1]
Death and legacy
Gibson died on 5 December 1974 and was interred at Bridgetown's Westbury Cemetery.[1]
The Barbados Nurses Association annually hosts an awards ceremony named after Gibson, the Eunice Gibson Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony.[3] A hospital, Eunice Gibson Polyclinic, was also named after Gibson.[3]
