Creole, Identifikashon serves as an important example, according to scholar Roberto Strongman, of writing by Caribbean women, which is distinct from the themes and styles employed by male authors writing in Creole. The text is important as it reiterates how strongly oral traditions, stylistically retold in written form, record women's experiences. According to a law implemented in 2011, all BES islands citizens were required to be insured under the new compulsory health insurance plans of the Netherlands Health Insurance Office (). Previously because there were insufficient facilities to provide care on the islands, comprehensive health insurance allowed for treatment in places such as Colombia. The new system placed all physician referrals under the discretion of the ZVK, which routinely denied off-island referrals due to cost. It also made access to health care unequal for European Dutch citizens and Dutch citizens living in the Caribbean Netherlands. In 2013 after she was denied a medical referral, Fox staged a sit-in in front of the Caribbean Netherlands Tax Office in Kralendijk to protest the changes in health care provisions implemented by Dutch authorities. For eight days, she and her supporters protested and collected signatures. After meeting with the Dutch ministry representative, Wilbert Stolte, Fox gained a group of written concessions allowing patients and their doctors to decide what was needed for their care. ZVK no longer had authority to deny referrals, but paid the compensation according to their guidelines. They also established a procedure for complaints and appeals of ZVK decisions. Since 2008, Fox has been producing glass art, each piece of which contains a 5 cent Dutch coin. Fox participates regularly with other artists showing her mosaic and glass bead work, which has been featured in art galleries and promoted by the Bonaire Tourist Board, as well as exhibited in their offices. Her artwork is a continuation of her activism, as Fox has donated pieces to raise funds for various charitable causes. References Citations Bibliography External links interview with Mamita Fox in Papiamento 1943 births Living people Curaçao writers Curaçao women writers Dutch women writers Bonaire women African-American activists Dutch nurses Dutch women's rights activists Dutch Antillean health activists Women autobiographers 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people