“The Abandoned Lower Class of Females”: Class, Gender, and Penal Discipline in Barbados, 1875–1929

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Green,Cecilia A. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2011-01
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Comparative Studies in Society & History
    Journal Title Details:
    53(1) : 144-179
    ISBN:
    0010-4175
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, Barbados, Social classes, Women, Social conditions, Gender, Working class, Underclass, and Prison and prisoners
    Notes:
    Between 1873 and 1917, the numbers of Barbadian women committed to penal custody on an annual basis surpassed those of men. Available figures for Jamaica and Trinidad over sections of the period hover around an 18–20 percent female proportion rate, while in Barbados the rate usually exceeded 50 percent.

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