This Girl: The Enchanted Life of Aunty Joyce Trotman
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In 1951, on hearing that she had passed her Teacher Training qualification with first class, her best friend’s father exclaimed –Â This Girl –Â beaming with fullest pride. Joyce, Estelle Trotman, 23 at the time, recalled this moment as the first time anyone had congratulated her for an achievement
In 1951, on hearing that she had passed her Teacher Training qualification with first class, her best friend’s father exclaimed –Â This Girl –Â beaming with fullest pride. Joyce, Estelle Trotman, 23 at the time, recalled this moment as the first time anyone had congratulated her for an achievement. She resolved that it would feature somewhere in the telling of her life story one day. Born in the then British Guyana in 1927, at 95 ‘Aunty Joyce’ has accumulated a wealth of experiences, memories and wisdoms of a life impressively immersed in education – both learning and teaching. Whether sharing the benefits and drawbacks of an extensive colonial education, her early childhood and family life, or experiences of migration, this enchanting autobiography is recounted with a natural eloquence and vivid honesty.
About the Author
Elder Joyce Trotman was born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1927. In 1955, after working as a primary school teacher, she travelled to England where she obtained a degree in Arts from London University and a Certificate in Education at the University of Durham. Returning to Guyana in 1958, she was appointed a Senior Lecturer in English at the Government Training College and went on to become a Research Fellow for the University of Guyana. She returned to England in 1972 and taught at the Scott Lidgett Boys’ Comprehensive School. After retiring from teaching, she obtained a M. Litt (Linguistics) from the University of Lancaster and was called to the Bar in 1984 on completion of part-time studies in law. Affectionately known as ‘Aunty Joyce’, she is the author of Proverbs of Guyana Explained, and Thomas Clarkson, My Saint both published by Bogle L’Ouverture Publications, and contributed to In Search of Mami Wata, Narratives and Images of African Water Spirits, published by Way Wive Wordz
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