'I was Britain's first black headteacher' - BBC World Service
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On International Women's Day 2020,
On International Women's Day 2020, we want to bring the story of the ground-breaking Yvonne Connolly who became Britain's first female black headteacher in 1969.
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She talks about arriving to a cold, grey UK from Jamaica in the early 60s and working her way up the teaching profession. When she was made headmistress of a London primary school she received racist abuse from some people but refused to let them define her relationship with the children she taught.
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She talks about arriving to a cold, grey UK from Jamaica in the early 60s and working her way up the teaching profession. When she was made headmistress of a London primary school she received racist abuse from some people but refused to let them define her relationship with the children she taught.
See more stories about women breaking taboos here: Women breaking taboos
Check out more Witness History videos here: https://bit.ly/3Dmkw6b
And if you like this story, you might want to check out more podcasts from Witness History on the BBC World Service: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004...
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio
Twitter: Twitter: bbcworldservice
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