Erna May Brodber was born on the 20th April, 1940, in the village of Woodside, St. Mary, Jamaica. Her parents were Ernest and Lucy Brodber, a farmer and a schoolteacher respectively. Brodber’s family were very involved in the local community and promoted an active cultural life at home, encouraging reading, writing, and music-making (O’Callaghan, 1986: 71). Brodber attended Woodside Elementary School before moving to Excelsior High School in Kingston. After graduating in 1958, she worked in the civil service and then as a teacher in Montego Bay. She subsequently studied for a B.A. in history at what was then the University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies), graduating with honours in 1963. She went on to obtain an M.Sc. in sociology in 1968, as well as a…
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Citation: Niblett, Michael. "Erna Brodber". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=575, accessed 25 November 2024.]
