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A 5 page paper which examines women in Caribbean history. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Women have long held many different positions, both being subversive as well as powerful in various parts of the world. This is also the case with the Caribbean which ultimately
encompasses a very large area and many cultures. With that in mind the following paper examines, in brief, the history of women in the Caribbean. Women in Caribbean
History The first contact with the various peoples of the Caribbean area involved Christopher Columbus. One author notes that the first people seen
were the Arawaks in Jamaica.1 In this particular society the men essentially took care of making shelters and providing food through fishing and such sustenance. However, "The everyday activities of
the Arawaks centred around providing food and shelter. The women were responsible for preparing the food. Since the main food was cassava, which is poisonous in its natural state, preparing
it required very great care."2 This is perhaps the case throughout the majority of the Caribbean as noted by another author who indicates that, Carib men spent their time hunting,
fishing, and practicing their military skills, while women did the other work." 3 In another culture, the Tainos, it is noted that the
women did more than this, and perhaps provided a great deal of the food consumed by families. Figueroa (1996) states that the women were in charge of farming, harvesting, and
the needs of the family. They would make pots as well from the clay in the river.4 "Mothers carried their babies on their backs on a padded board that was
secured to the babys forehead."5 In addition, both men and women were responsible for making what they called dujos which were "made from stone or wood with a raised tail
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