Helen Burns Higgs

Helen Burns Higgs
Helen Burns Higgs
Native name	Helen Burns
Born	October 22, 1897
Died	March 26, 1983 (aged 85)
Pen name	Mrs. Leslie Higgs
Occupation	Writer; Botanical illustrator; Journalist
Language	English
Residence	Nassau, Bahamas
Nationality	Bahamian
Citizenship	Bahamas
Spouse	Leslie Charles Higgs

Helen Burns Higgs (also known as Mrs. Leslie Higgs) (1897–1983) was a Bahamian writer, journalist and botanical illustrator. Higgs specialized in the culture of the Bahamas, including herbal medicine and cooking. She self-published four books: Flowers of Nassau, Bahamian Cook Book: Recipes by Ladies of Nassau, which documents Higgs' forty-five years of research on Bahamian cuisine shared by women in Nassau; Bush Medicine in the Bahamas, a collection about herbal medicine; and Presenting Nassau in 1936. Higgs provided the illustrations for Bush Medicine in the Bahamas. She wrote a weekly column for The Nassau Guardian for over 15 years, writing about agriculture, gardening and plants.[1] She died in 1983 and is buried at Sacred Heart Church Cemetery in Nassau.

Publications

Higgs, Helen Burns. Presenting Nassau. Self-published (1936).
Higgs, Helen Burns. Flowers of Nassau. Miami: Miami Post Publishing Company (1956).
Mrs. Leslie Higgs. Bush Medicine in the Bahamas. Self-published (1974).
Mrs. Leslie Higgs. Bahamian Cook Book: Recipes by Ladies of Nassau. Self-published (1957).

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References

Atoll Research Bulletin. Smithsonian Institution. 1951. p. 5.

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[1] Atoll Research Bulletin. Smithsonian Institution. 1951. p. 5.