▁the ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁Girl ' s ▁High ▁School . ▁She ▁did ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁in ▁econom ics ▁at ▁Br istol ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁professional ▁certificate ▁in ▁social ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁B irmingham , ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁Am her st ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ant ro bus ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁ad visor ▁on ▁Women ' s ▁Affairs ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁According ▁to ▁Mich elle ▁Row ley , ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁women ' s ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Ant ro bus ' ▁femin ist ▁conscious ness . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁she ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Women ▁and ▁Development ▁Unit ▁( W AND ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁( U WI ) ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁head ▁until ▁she ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁other ▁Car ib bean ▁activ ists , ▁artists , ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁like ▁Honor ▁Ford - Smith , ▁Son ia ▁C ual es , ▁C yn th ia ▁Ell is , ▁Joan ▁French , ▁Rh oda ▁Red d ock , ▁and ▁Raw w ida ▁Bak sh - So ode en , ▁Ant ro bus ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Association ▁for ▁Fem in ist ▁Research