Beryl Gilroy

Biography

Beryl Agatha Gilroy (née Answick; 30 August 1924 – 4 April 2001) was a Guyanese educator, novelist, ethno-psychotherapist, and poet. The Guardian described her as "one of Britain's most significant post-war Caribbean migrants". She emigrated from British Guiana (present-day Guyana) to London in 1951 as part of the Windrush generation, to attend the University of London, then spend decades teaching, writing, and improving education.

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