About this picture: Paulette Poujol Oriol was born on May 12, 1926 in Port-Au-Prince and is known as a writer, journalist and playwright.
At an early age, she lived in Paris but returned to Haiti in 1932. Her father founded the Commercial Institute Joseph Poujol in Port-Au-Prince.
Paulette attended the elite Ecole Superieure and majored in Education.
She then went to Jamaica to Study Commerce and Business at London Institute of Commerce and Business Administration.
Once completing her schooling, she went back to teach at her father's institute in Haiti and for more than 13 years taught French and English at Saint Francois D'assise.
A born actress, Paulette founded the Paulette Poujol Oriol Piccolo Teatro, a performing Arts School for children.
She wrote many plays and for 8 years 1983-1991 was in charge of the National School of Arts. A die-hard feminist for 50 years, she has been part of many women's empowerment organizations and has served as president in the Ligue Feminine D'Action Sociale .
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This is a list of some of the most famous Haitian women in the area of Politics, art, sport, social, music and much more
