Dame Karlene Cecile Davis
(1946-), General Secretary, Royal College of MidwivesSitter in 1 portrait
Born and raised in Jamaica, Karlene Davis came to the UK in 1967 to train as a nurse and subsequently as a midwife. She studied for a vocational degree in nursing education at South Bank, working her way up to become director of midwifery education at Guy's, St Thomas' and Lewisham Hospitals. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has remained an advocate for women's rights to good quality maternity care, she became Britain's first black female trade union leader and an outspoken champion for midwives. She was appointed general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives and director of the World Health Organisation's Collaborating Centre for Midwifery.
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