Gail North-Saunders

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

North-Saunders established the Bahamian National Archives and was the director from 1971 until 2004. She was the president of the Bahamas Historical Society from 1989 until 1999. 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.

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

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. Provided by Wikipedia