Juliette Bussière Laforest-Courtois

Juliette Bussière Laforest-Courtois (Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) 1789 – 24 December 1853), was a Haitian teacher and journalist. She co-founded and managed the first school in Haiti opened to girls (1818–1828) and co-managed the paper La Feuille du Commerce where she was active as a journalist (1828–1853). She was the first journalist of her gender in Haiti.

Juliette Bussière Laforest-Courtois

Juliette Bussière Laforest-Courtois (Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) 1789 – 24 December 1853), was a Haitian teacher and journalist. She co-founded and managed the first school in Haiti opened to girls (1818–1828) and co-managed the paper La Feuille du Commerce where she was active as a journalist (1828–1853). She was the first journalist of her gender in Haiti.