Women's Studies 2160A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Great Chefs, Free Negro, Rose Fortune

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2160A/B
• Professor: Katherine Mc Kenna

Document Summary

Investigates women mainly in the "public sphere" i. e. male-dominated world of politics, business, educations, professions. Issues of racial diversity also key - critiques of early women"s history. Case study: black women"s history in nova scotia. Roots in slavery: most black people brought to nova scotia between 1749 and 1782 were slaves of english or. Included in the nearly 3000 inhabitants of halifax in 1750 were about 400 enslaved and 17 free black people. In the aftermath of the american revolution, 3000-3500 former slaves fled to nova scotia when they were offered freedom by the british in exchange for loyalty to england (smaller number to. Land was usually remote, rocky, and too small to feed a family. In 1784, local white labourers and disbanded soldiers drove black people out of shelburne because they blamed them for low wages and unemployment. Images and historical records of black people, especially women, are hard to find.