Maureen Thelma Watson responds to the question, "What books are currently on your nightstand?" - Maureen Thelma Watson

About Maureen Thelma Watson

Maureen Thelma Watson (née Eastwood), born on 15 September 1925 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, and passed away on 29 August 1994, was a Rhodesian politician. Initially a housewife and family planning advocate, she entered politics and was elected to the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly in 1958, becoming the second woman in Parliament. Reelected in 1962, she chose not to run again in 1965. A moderate, Watson was affiliated with the United Federal Party and later the Rhodesia Party, opposing the conservative stance of the Rhodesian Front.