Gail North-Saunders

Gail North-Saunders
OBE
Born
Diane Gail North

(1944-03-10)March 10, 1944
DiedOctober 30, 2023(2023-10-30) (aged 79)
New Providence, The Bahamas
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne; University of Leicester; University College London; University of Waterloo
Occupation(s)Historian, archivist, educator and author
SpouseWinston Saunders (m. 1968)

Diane Gail North-Saunders, OBE (née North; March 10, 1944 – June 30, 2023) was a Bahamian historian, archivist, athlete, and author.[1][2]

North-Saunders established the Bahamian National Archives and was the director from 1971 until 2004.[1] She was the president of the Bahamas Historical Society from 1989 until 1999.[1] North-Saunders was president of the Association of Caribbean Historians, president of the Caribbean Archives Association, and an executive member of the International Council on Archives.[3]

She authored books about Bahamian history including Historic Bahamas,[3] Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People,[4] and Race and Class in the Colonial Bahamas, 1880–1960.[5]

North-Saunders was also one of the four women to first represent the Bahamas in an international sports competition as a member of the sprint relay team at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "National Profile: Dr. Gail Saunders". The Nassau Guardian. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. ^ "Dr. Gail Saunders". The Bahamian Project. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Prominent historian once a track and field star". The Nassau Guardian. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  4. ^ Stone, Michael C. (January 2002). "Review of Craton, Michael; Saunders, Gail, Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People, Volume Two: From the Ending of Slavery to the Twenty-first Century and Craton, Michael; Saunders, Gail, Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People, Volume One: From Aboriginal Times to the End of Slavery". www.h-net.org. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  5. ^ "thebahamasweekly.com - Dr. Gail Saunders presents a copy of new book to the Governor General". www.thebahamasweekly.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-19.