Women in the United States Virgin Islands

The Three Queens Fountain at Blackbeard's Castle honors the Fireburn rebellion organizers: Queens Mary, Agnes, and Mathilda

On October 1, 1878 the Fireburn rebellion in Saint Croix was led by the canefield worker heroine known as "Queen Mary".

In 1999, the Virgin Islands Women's Business Center was established by the United States Small Business Administration in order to "encourage and train" female business entrepreneurs.[1]

There is a female Senate president and a female presiding judge of the Territorial Court.[1]

According to Countries and Their Culture there was a ratio of 1 in 3 households where the head of the family is a "single female parent", which is perhaps to an increasing rate of "unmarried teenage" pregnancies. In 1995, census data showed that there were 34% of "unmarried females" with at least an average of 2 children per family. Caring for infants is traditionally the responsibility of U.S. Virgin Islands women, which involves providing breastfeeding "supplemented by formula given in bottles"; and - in traditional households that hold on to folk beliefs - the mother would usually give the infant "bush tea" to induce sleep.[1]

In 1981, feminist Audre Lorde was among the founders of the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix, which supports survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

In terms of educational attainment, compared to males, there is a "higher percentage of females" who finish high school.[1]

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