This calculator is based on the most common age system. The age of a person can be counted differently in different cultures. Through her poems in Jamaican patois, she raised the dialect of the Jamaican folk to an art level which is acceptable to and appreciated by all in Jamaica.Related Date Calculator | Time Calculator She was described as Jamaica’s leading comedienne, as the “only poet who has really hit the truth about her society through its own language”, and as an important contributor to the country of “valid social documents reflecting the way Jamaicans think and feel and live”.

She also said, through the Doodle, she hopes people can learn a little about the impact Miss Lou had and her passion for preserving Jamaica's culture.īorn on September 7, 1919, Ms Lou received her education from Ebenezer and Calabar Elementary Schools, St Simon’s College, Excelsior College, and Friends College (Highgate). I was just so excited about getting to work with Google, but then on top of that to have it be about a Jamaican subject, and that subject being Miss Lou, I was washed with pride for Jamaica,' Smith said. In a Q&A posted by Google Doodle, the artist, Smith, shared her reaction when she was approached about working on the Doodle. Learn how the beloved Jamaican poet, performer & activist empowered her country to take pride in its unique language -> /hSd9XrRrpj Louise Bennett-Coverley, also known as Miss Lou, was one of the first people to use Jamaican patois as a means for artistic expression. The tech company thanked the Louise Simone Bennett Coverley Estate (LBC Estate) for their collaboration on this project while sharing her son Fabian Coverley's thoughts on Miss Lou’s legacy. Known by many Jamaicans as “Miss Lou”, Bennett's social commentary and sense of humour made her a popular personality in the country,' Google said as it provided background on who Ms Lou was, her journey and her contributions. 'The Jamaican poet, folklorist, activist and entertainer empowered the country to take pride in its language and culture. The Doodle, which is the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists, was illustrated by Jamaican guest artist Robyn Smith. American multinational technology company Google is honouring the late Jamaican poet and activist Louise Bennett-Coverley, also known as Miss Lou, with a Doodle on her 103rd birthday, September 7.

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