The life of Una Marson 1905-65

<p>This is an original full length biography of Britain's first twentieth-century black feminist - Una Marson - poet playwright and social activist and BBC broadcaster. <br><br>Una Marson is recognised today as the first major woman poet of the Caribbean and as a significant forerunner of contemporary black writers; her story throws light on the problems facing politicised black artists. In challenging definitions of 'race' and 'gender' in her political and creative work she forged a valiant path for later black feminists. Her enormous social and cultural contributions to the Caribbean and Britain have until now remained hidden in archives and memoirs around the world.<br><br>Based on extensive research and oral testimony this biography embraces postcolonial realities and promise and is a major contribution to British cultural history.</p>