1.0The Queen of My Selfhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyselfDonna Heneshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/author/dhenesMore Creole Queens - The Queen of My Selfrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tFo0bOk45o"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2010/07/more-creole-queens.html">More Creole Queens</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2010/07/more-creole-queens.html/embed#?secret=tFo0bOk45o" width="600" height="338" title="“More Creole Queens” — The Queen of My Self" data-secret="tFo0bOk45o" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Two more inspiring Creole Queens: Esther Boucicault HIV/AIDS Activist Born in Saint-Marc in 1960, Boucicault was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1995. Following the AIDS death of her husband and her son, who was born HIV positive, she decided to dedicate herself to saving others from the same fate. In December 1998 she was interviewed…