Slave women in Caribbean society, 1650-1838

by Barbara Bush

In this text the author sets forth and then evaulates the images of slave women accumulated in published sources and folklore.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Feminism, Race, Gender

190 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1990

About the author

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born 1946

Reviews

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I recently took this off my shelf and thumbed through it cause I wasn't quite sure why I held onto it after college. I later remembered. I really enjoyed this book and learning about slavery in the Caribbean. I took a Slavery in the Americas class my last year of college and this book was part of the literature for that class. We had a guest speaker come in who was from Jamaica and was a Black History teacher at UW and he was the one who directed the lecture on slavery in the Caribbean. I don't remember the lecture and I'm sure I don't have my class notes anymore, but I do remember that it was a great class and I always looked forward to going (even though it was at 8am). The professor who actually taught the class recently won an award for this particular class curriculum; I went to a small college in the Pacific Northwest so it was a big enough deal that the school sent out special invites to all of the alumni to come to a special dinner being thrown in his honor. The year I took the class, it was experimental.

[Mary Robinette Kowal · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a clear, articulate look at issues specific to women that were often overlooked by other narratives of slavery in the Carribbean.

On a personal note, this was bbsolutely pivotal in my research for Of Noble Family and totally reshaped what I'd planned to do with the novel.

[Priscilla Previl · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent an easy read of the world of slave women. Primarily based in British Caribbean nations, the book provides a carefully researched study valuable for historians, anthropologists, those interested in African American studies, women's studies, and a wide range of topics.