Margaret Yvonne Busby, born in Gold Coast (now Ghana ), became the youngest, first black female publisher in GB.
Along with Clive Allison they were co-founders of Alison and Busby, a London based Publishing House, in the 1960s.
Notable works Daughters of Africa 1992
New Daughters of Africa 2019
2020 she was voted one of the 100 Great Black Britons.
2021 honoured with the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement award.
2023 named president of English PEN.
Sources
Wikipedia
RISE: Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World by Maliha Abidi
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