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    2. ‘Sugar, Sugar’: questioning the sexual division of labour on Jamaica's sugar plantations in Sistren's The Case of Miss Iris Armstrong and Sweet Sugar Rage

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Smith,Karina (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2013-12
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Women's History Review
    Journal Title Details:
    22(6) : 861-876
    Notes:
    Examines the play The Case of Miss Iris Armstrong and documentary film Sweet Sugar Rage.&nbsp;Looks at the way the sexual division of labor on Jamaica's sugar plantations was based on the following gendered myths: women's labor capacity is lower than their male counterparts; and men are the breadwinners for their families.