White Creole Women in the British West Indies: From Stereotype to Caricature
Description:
Many researchers of gender studies and colonial history ignore the lives of European women in the British West Indies. The scarcity of written information combined with preconceived notions about the character of the women inhabiting the islands make this the "final frontier" in colonial studies on women. Over the long eighteenth century, travel literature by men reduced creole white women to a stereotype that endured in literature and visual representations. The writings of female authors, who…
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Date:
December 2010
Creator:
Northrop, Chloe Aubra
Partner:
UNT Libraries