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Historical Study of Women in Jamaica, 1655–1844

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Chris Grande

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Cover of Historical Study of Women in Jamaica, 1655–1844

Lucille Mathurin Mair · 2006 · Nonfiction

Why we chose it: A pioneering work of Caribbean women’s history, recovering the lives of enslaved and free women in Jamaica across nearly two centuries. Foundational to how the field reads gender, slavery, and freedom.

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