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The sociologist Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau considers Lamartinière a Haitian symbol of the female soldier, [18] and the historian Dantès Bellegarde compared her to Joan of France, Joan of Arc, and Jeanne Hachette in bravery. [1] She is popularly referred to as "Haiti's Joan of Arc" and is well known across the country. [19]
During the US occupation of Haiti (1915-1934) peasant women actively participated in guerilla warfare and anti-US intelligence gathering to free the country. [6] Because of their involvement in commerce, Haitian peasant women have accumulated resources independent of their partners in contrast to more westernized elite Haitian women. [8]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It's been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left bodies laying ...
Fabiola Jean-Louis (born September 10, 1978) is a Haitian artist working in photography, paper textile design, and sculpture. [1] Her work examines the intersectionality of the Black experience, particularly that of women, to address the absence and imbalance of historical representation of African American and Afro-Caribbean people.
Louisiane Saint Fleurant (11 September 1924 – 1 June 2005) was a Haitian female artist and painter. She was a founder of the peasant Saint Soleil art movement. Saint Fleurant's paintings often depict maternal scenes of females, children, trees, wildlife, and Haitian Vodou Loas.
During the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), Haitian women of all social positions participated in the revolt that successfully ousted French colonial power from the island. [1] The 1791 revolt of enslaved individuals in Saint-Domingue was the largest and most successful slave rebellion in modern history. [ 2 ]
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Haitian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Haitian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.