| Phyllis Simmons Brooks | |
| Birth Name: | Phyllis Theodosia Simmons |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Bermuda |
| Death Place: | Canada |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Occupation: | Educator |
Phyllis Theodosia Simmons Brooks (December 21, 1926 - February 26, 2012) was a Canadian educator.[1]
Brooks was born in Bermuda and came to Canada on a scholarship to study teaching in 1945. She taught school in Bermuda and then, after marrying a Canadian, returned to Canada. She received a BA in English from the University of Toronto and a master's degree in education and then was a teacher and librarian with the Toronto school board for 20 years. After retiring from teaching, she taught adult literacy courses for the Toronto District School Board on a volunteer basis. Brooks also served as a member of the working committee of the Bermudian Canadian Association. While working with St. Christopher House in Toronto, she worked to raise scholarship funds for children in music programs.[2] [3]
Brooks received the Harriet Tubman Award from the Ontario Black History Society. She was a founding member of the Canadian Negro Women's Association (CANEWA), later the Congress of Black Women of Canada.[2]