Women and Slavery in the French Antilles, 1635-1848:
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: June 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780253339133
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Slavery & emancipation; Women's studies; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Slavery; Women - 18th Century History; Social Science; Sociology; Caribbean islands; West Indies; Caribbean & West Indies - General; Women's Studies - History; Minority Studies - General; Sociology - General; Women's Studies - General; History; West Indies, French; Women slaves; Women, Black
First sentence: BLACK WOMEN were present in the French Antilles beginning in the early decades of the seventeenth century, when the French occupied part of Saint Christopher.