Photo by Roberto Carlos Sánchez
Photo by Roberto Carlos Sánchez

The busiest woman in Costa Rica today (and possibly the hardest working) is the indelible, Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr, the country´s first Black Vice-President and Secretary of State — a first in all of the Americas.

Born in San Jose in 1963 to Shirley Barr Aird and Luis Campbell Patterson, Campbell Barr is the namesake of her paternal grandmother, Epsy, who migrated to the Caribbean province of Puerto Limon from Jamaica. The fourth of seven siblings, Campbell Barr was virtually born a social activist, ignited by her social observations of her siblings.  Aware of gender dynamics from early on and realizing that a “stereotypical” gendered domestic life was not her “cup of tea,” Campbell Barr was encouraged to participate in sports, study and play instruments by her parents.

For the full story, visit Essence.com/News/Politics.

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