Biography
Born Tessa Franklin, [1] Fowler earned an MA in philosophy,politics and economics at the University of Oxford. She subsequently worked as a researcher in the United States and England. [2] She relocated to the New Hebrides in 1958 to work as an economist for the British administration. [3] Although she moved onto Hong Kong in 1959 and then returned to England,she returned to the New Hebrides permanently in 1961. [2] She ran two trading stores and earned money from translating. [2] In 1964 she was the first person to be employed by the new Chambers of Commerce. [2] She also became a dealer of local artwork,selling to foreign museums. [3] In addition,she wrote articles for Pacific Islands Monthly and in 1971 began contributing to Nakamiel,a monthly news magazine. [4] She married an Australian builder and artist. [2]
A member of the Union of the Communities of the New Hebrides [ fr ] (UCHN),Fowler was elected to the municipal council of Port Vila in the 1975 local elections in a seat reserved for British nationals. [5] She was subsequently contested the Port Vila constituency for the UCNH in the November 1975 legislative elections. [5] Alongside Mary Gilu,she was one of the first two women elected to the territory's legislature.
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