Educated and ambitious, with their own forthright opinions, the women of the Garvey set did more to determine political direction than many councillors. Their involvement in public life and political machinations was such that the Shylonian ambassador was able to report, to his monarch, that the women of the Garvey clique were ‘politicians first, homemakers second. A.H. Septimius
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The Garvey Girls were a group of women who lived in the Garvey community in Brooklyn, New York. The community had a strong leadership and a rich cultural life, and was highly influential on the New York City political scene of the 1920s and 1930s. The mention of their involvement in public life and political machinations was such that the Shylonian ambassador was able to report, to his monarch, that the women of the Garvey clique were “politicians first, homemakers second.” In this quote from Robert J. Schooner’s biography of Garvey, we see how prominent women could be in politics and still care for their families and home lives. They were obviously ambitious but also wanted to do what was best for their communities as well as their families, which they saw as an important part of society as well.

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