Mona Rigsby: A pioneering woman in Caribbean law
Mona Marjorie Rigsby occupies a distinguished place in Caribbean legal history as the first Trinidadian woman to be called to the English Bar and the first woman to practise law in both Trinidad and Dominica.
Her remarkable career began in September 1939, at the onset of World War II, and unfolded through a period of profound transformation, from the decline of colonial rule to the emergence of Caribbean self-government.
Born in Port of Spain on 2nd March 1918, Mona was the eldest daughter of Matilda and Murchison Rigsby.
Author summary: Mona Rigsby pioneered Caribbean law.