The Haitian History has allways be wraped arround tree solid colums Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood. Taking a closer look at these achievements of this newlly formed nation (at the time) certain thing deserve a more serious conciderations: the place and role of female in our society. Catherine Flon was the goddaughter of Jean Jacques Dessalines and played a huge role in the Haitian Revolution as a nurse. She is not really remembered and revered as nurse, but widely recognized in all Haiti as a heroine for sewing the first Haitian Flag in Archaie and a national symbol of freedom. On May 1803, Dessalines created the first Haitian Flag by ripping apart the French one (blue,white and red), threw the white portion away, and have Catherine Flon stitched together the remaining parts horizontally to create the first version of the Haitian Flag. Today Catherine Flon is celebrated in Haiti on May 18, which is also the Haitian Flag's Day. Her picture is featured on a 10 Gourdes Haitian Banknote issued in 2000.
female equal rights was already in effect and application in Haiti, The USA would only start this same task until 1923
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