Women's Labours in the Caribbean

Authors

  • Michele Johnson York University

Keywords:

Indo-Caribbean women, Indentured workers, Occupational mobility, Women agricultural laborers

Abstract

This paper argues that Caribbean societies have always depended on significant amounts of women's labour for their social, economic and cultural development. It describes how, even so, that work has been largely devalued and/or unrecognised except in contested ways.

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Author Biography

Michele Johnson, York University

Michele Johnson, York University, has taught at the University of West Indies (Mona) and her research interests and publications reflect an interest in Jamaican cultural history (1865-1920) and the history of domestic service in Jamaica (1920-1970).

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Published

2007-10-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2007): Volume 32, Number 1 (2007)

Section

Community Voices

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