Mary Rose Tuitt (December 25, 1930 – 2005) was an educator and politician from the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
[1][2] In 1970, Tuitt ran as a candidate for the Progressive Democratic Party in the Southern district and was elected to the Legislative Council of Montserrat, only the second woman to do so.
Junior secondary education and a technical college were established to create more and better opportunities for students at the post-primary level.
[1] After leaving politics, she worked in an administrative position at the American University of the Caribbean, an offshore medical school.
[1] Tuitt was also an accomplished netball player who began playing while in secondary school and joined the national team in 1950.