Amy Jacques Garvey Quotes

2 Sourced Quotes

The doll-baby type of woman is a thing of the past, and the wide-awake woman is forging ahead prepared for all emergencies, and ready to answer any call, even if it be to face the cannons on the battlefield.

Amy Jacques Garvey

Mr. Black Man, watch your step! Ethiopia's queens will reign again, and her Amazons protect her shores and people! Strengthen your shaking knees, and move forward, or we will displace you and lead on to victory and to glory.

Amy Jacques Garvey

Amy Jacques Garvey

Amy Jacques Garvey

Born: December 31, 1895

Died: July 25, 1973 (aged 77)

Bio: Amy Euphemia Jacques Garvey was the Jamaican-born second wife of Marcus Garvey, and a journalist and activist in her own right. She was one of the pioneering Black women journalists and publishers of the 20th century.

Amy Jacques Garvey on Wikipedia

Suggest an edit or a new quote

Jamaican Journalist Quotes

Journalist Quotes

20th-century Journalist Quotes

20th-century Women

Women Journalists