LEADER 03538nam 2200697 450 001 9910787949603321 005 20230126212255.0 010 $a0-8203-5387-6 010 $a0-8203-4779-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000570859 035 $a(EBL)1813395 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001349903 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11773009 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001349903 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11286258 035 $a(PQKB)11345532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1813395 035 $a(OCoLC)893708277 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35636 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1813395 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10953342 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL650753 035 $a(OCoLC)893633071 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000570859 100 $a20141021h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnterprising women $egender, race, and power in the revolutionary Atlantic /$fKit Candlin and Cassandra Pybus 210 1$aAthens, Georgia ;$aLondon, England :$cUniversity of Georgia Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aRace in the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8203-4455-9 311 $a1-322-19473-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION. Elisabeth and Her Sisters; CHAPTER ONE. The Free Colored Moment War and Revolution in a Brave New World; CHAPTER TWO. Bars, Brothels, and Business Rachael Pringle Polgreen and Rosetta Smith; CHAPTER THREE. By Labors and Fidelity Judith Philip and Her Family; CHAPTER FOUR. A Lasting Testament of Gratitude Susannah Ostrehan and Her Nieces; CHAPTER FIVE. The Queen of Demerara Mrs. Dorothy Thomas; CHAPTER SIX. By Habit and Repute The Intimate Frontier of Empire; CHAPTER SEVEN. Uncertain Prospects Mixed- Race Descendants at the Heart of Empire 327 $aConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z 330 $aIn the Caribbean colony of Grenada in 1797, Dorothy Thomas signed the manumission documents for her elderly slave Betty. Thomas owned dozens of slaves and was well on her way to amassing the fortune that would make her the richest black resident in the nearby colony of Demerara. What made the transaction notable was that Betty was Dorothy Thomas's mother and that fifteen years earlier Dorothy had purchased her own freedom and that of her children. Although she was just one remove from bondage, Dorothy Thomas managed to become so rich and powerful that she was known as the Queen of Demerara. Do 410 0$aRace in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900. 606 $aRacially mixed women$zCaribbean Area$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aWomen, Black$zCaribbean Area$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aBusinesswomen$zCaribbean Area$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSocial stratification$zCaribbean Area$xHistory$y18th century 615 0$aRacially mixed women$xHistory 615 0$aWomen, Black$xHistory 615 0$aBusinesswomen$xHistory 615 0$aSocial stratification$xHistory 676 $a305.40896/9729 700 $aCandlin$b Kit$01509902 702 $aPybus$b Cassandra 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787949603321 996 $aEnterprising women$93742088 997 $aUNINA