Jherane Patmore, founder of Rebel Women Lit

Jherane Patmore is a Jamaican entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of Rebel Women Lit.

She began her working life in human rights advocacy, drawn early to the question of what communities need to flourish, and who gets to decide. That question has never really left her. It became the seed of Rebel Women Lit, which she founded in 2018 out of a simple belief that reading together builds something real. What started as a book club has grown into a bookstore, a community library, a podcast, and a home for the Spoken & Seen Festival and the Caribbean Readers' Award.

Beyond the literary work, Jherane is rooted in the practical life of Jamaican enterprise. She manages private sector operations and is completing a degree in Corporate Finance — because she believes the Caribbean deserves people who understand both how communities are built and how they are resourced.

She believe that reading is political, an act of self-care, and a form of resistance building.

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