page_title: Casquette girl
hierarchical_section_title: Casquette girl
caption_attribution_description: English: After Watteau. The departure of the comfort women for the American isles. Found at http://www.louisiana.culture.fr/en/syst/syst_rea_c.html#ancreFrançais&#160;: Gravé par Pierre Dupin (1690-1751) d'après Antoine Watteau, ce Départ pour les îles représente la déportation des " filles de joie " pour l'Amérique, que la légende invite ironiquement en ces termes&#160;: " Allons il faut partir sans vous faire prier, Mignones,... ".
context_page_description: A casquette girl but also known historically as a casket girl or a Pelican girl, was a woman brought from France to the French colonies of Louisiana to marry. The name derives from the small chests, known as casquettes, in which they carried their clothes.
context_section_description: A casquette girl (French: fille à la cassette) but also known historically as a casket girl or a Pelican girl, was a woman brought from France to the French colonies of Louisiana to marry.    The name derives from the small chests, known as casquettes, in which they carried their clothes.
caption: Contemporary engraving depicting the departure of "comfort girls" to the New World.
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