Education
University of London. Columbia University; Teachers College.
University of London. Columbia University; Teachers College.
She began her career in education teaching English and geography at the Berkeley Institute. In 1948, she became the first black person to be appointed to an administrative position in Bermuda"s Department of Education when she took on the job of Supervisor of Schools. She attended Wilberforce University (in Ohio), Columbia University"s Teachers College (in New York City), and the Institute of Education at the University of London.
She died, aged 91, on March 16, 2001.
Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy (10 Old Military Road, Devonshire, Bermuda DV02).
Doctor Bean was named Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire “in recognition of the significant contribution she made to education in Bermuda”. She was later advanced to Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and, lastly, to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen"s Silver Jubilee Meda
She was a trustee and founding member of the Bermuda Public Services Union (BPSU).
