Three Generations of Free Colored Women in St. Croix. 1750–1850

IF 0.4 3区历史学 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY

Journal of Family History Pub Date : 2023-05-23 DOI:10.1177/03631990231172086

K. Sundsback

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Abstract

This paper explores the lives and agency of three generations free colored women on St. Croix, an island in the Danish-Norwegian West-Indies from the period 1760–1850. Different social strategies these women adopted in finding and defining their identities in a racially prejudiced society and how their social networks and family bonds affected their choices and lives have been studied. By applying a combination of prosopography and microhistory, new insights, and perspectives of free colored women's agency is gained. This paper suggests that free women of color were resourceful and independent and consciously employed complex social practices to climb the social ladder.

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圣克罗伊岛的三代自由黑人妇女(1750-1850

本文探讨了1760年至1850年期间丹麦-挪威西印度群岛岛屿圣克罗伊岛上三代自由有色妇女的生活和代理。研究了这些妇女在一个种族歧视的社会中寻找和确定其身份所采取的不同社会策略，以及她们的社会网络和家庭关系如何影响她们的选择和生活。通过结合体位学和微观历史，获得了对自由有色女性代理的新见解和视角。本文认为，自由的有色女性机智、独立，有意识地运用复杂的社会实践来攀登社会阶梯。

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Journal of Family History Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Family History is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes scholarly research from an international perspective concerning the family as a historical social form, with contributions from the disciplines of history, gender studies, economics, law, political science, policy studies, demography, anthropology, sociology, liberal arts, and the humanities. Themes including gender, sexuality, race, class, and culture are welcome. Its contents, which will be composed of both monographic and interpretative work (including full-length review essays and thematic fora), will reflect the international scope of research on the history of the family.