Ivy Inez Joshua (née McQueen; 25 December 1924 – 1992) was a Grenadian-born seamstress and politician, who was the first woman elected to serve in the Legislative Council of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines when universal suffrage was granted.

Though she won her seat in six consecutive election cycles, with a substantial majority each time she ran, Joshua was often the target of politically-based inquiries and investigations.

Ivy Joshua was one of the key organizers of the movement, mobilizing workers to participate in the first elections after universal suffrage was granted on the island in 1951.

[1] On 24 September 1957, Joshua was confirmed as the assembly member for the North Windward Electoral District of Saint Vincent,[9] becoming the first woman to serve in the island's Legislative Council.

[10] As both she and her husband won seats in the election, they became the first couple in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (and possibly the British West Indies) to hold office at the same time.

[1][8] Joshua was forced to resign her position in the cabinet in 1964,[13] though she retained her legislative seat,[1] when the Colonial Secretary, Duncan Sandys and George Thompson, MP of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom brought questions in the London Parliament over her handling of the Public Works Department.

Installation of a conveyor belt from the dock to the ships, had caused alarm over whether dockworkers would be discharged and the Joshuas were able to negotiate an agreement to protect the workers.

A unity government, with an independent, James Fitz-Allen Mitchell as Premier was formed[10] and Joshua was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary by the Governor Rupert Godfrey John.

[10] Joshua won her seat in six consecutive elections, each time winning by a substantial majority, amid staunch opposition and politically-based attacks.

Though he was nominated as a National Hero of the islands, her role as his partner and as one of the few women who successfully broke political molds went largely unrecognized until the 21st century.