Lady Evelyn Johanna Publina de SoysaOBE (née Fernando) (23 April 1893 – 28 July 1973) was the third female member of the
Senate of Ceylon.[1]
Evelyn Johanna Publina Fernando was born 23 April 1893 in
Moratuwa the daughter of Juan Fernando.[2] She was educated at the
Princess of Wales' College in Moratuwa.[2]
In 1949 she co-founded the Association of Ceylon Women in the UK (now known as Sri Lankan Women's Association in the UK), with Laurel Casinader (1903–1986), which is the longest surviving Lankan association in London.[19] De Soysa served as the Association's inaugural president from 1949 until 1951.[20] In
1950 she was awarded an
MBE[21] and in
1956 an
OBE,[22] for her work in social services and charities.[2][23]
In April 1959 de Soysa was appointed as a member of the
Senate of Ceylon[24] and remained a senator until 1963.[2]
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