Enterprising women : gender, race, and power in the revolutionary Atlantic /

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In the Caribbean colony of Grenada in 1797, Dorothy Thomas signed the manumission documents for her elderly slave Betty. Thomas owned dozens of slaves and was well on her way to amassing the fortune that would make her the richest black resident in the nearby colony of Demerara. What made the transa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Candlin, Kit (Autor), Pybus, Cassandra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, [2015]
Colección:Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900.
Temas:
1700-1899
Racially mixed women > Caribbean Area > History > 19th century.
Women, Black > Caribbean Area > History > 19th century.
Businesswomen > Caribbean Area > History > 19th century.
Social stratification > Caribbean Area > History > 18th century.
Métisses > Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes noires > Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Stratification sociale > Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
Businesswomen
Racially mixed women
Social stratification
Women, Black
Caribbean Area
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION. Elisabeth and Her Sisters; CHAPTER ONE. The Free Colored Moment War and Revolution in a Brave New World; CHAPTER TWO. Bars, Brothels, and Business Rachael Pringle Polgreen and Rosetta Smith; CHAPTER THREE. By Labors and Fidelity Judith Philip and Her Family; CHAPTER FOUR. A Lasting Testament of Gratitude Susannah Ostrehan and Her Nieces; CHAPTER FIVE. The Queen of Demerara Mrs. Dorothy Thomas; CHAPTER SIX. By Habit and Repute The Intimate Frontier of Empire; CHAPTER SEVEN. Uncertain Prospects Mixed- Race Descendants at the Heart of Empire.
  • ConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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