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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]
Lamartinière is one of the few named women in the Haitian Revolution. [17] Still, little is known about her, especially her early life, and in contrast to modern characterizations of the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot, the historian Jasmine Claude-Narcisse believes she would have wished to blend in and remain anonymous. [ 4 ]
Catherine Flon (1772-1831) was a Haitian seamstress, patriot and national heroine. She is regarded as one of the symbols of the Haitian Revolution and independence. She is celebrated for sewing the first Haitian flag on May 18, 1803, and maintains an important place in Haitian memory of the Revolution to this day.
Cécile Fatiman (fl. 1791–1845) was a Haitian Vodou priestess and revolutionary.Born to an enslaved African woman and a Corsican prince, she lived her early life in slavery, before being drawn to Enlightenment ideals of "liberté, égalité, fraternité" and Haitian Vodou, which shaped her desire to end the institution of slavery in Haiti.
The Haitian Revolution (French: Révolution haïtienne [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ a.isjɛn] or Guerre de l'indépendance; Haitian Creole: Lagè d Lendependans) was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. [2]
This is a category for categories and articles about women involved in the Haitian Revolution of 1791—1804, regardless of whether they supported or resisted it.
The story follows four strong women during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
[75] [71] Mary Grace Albanese and Hourya Bentouhami count Romaine-la-Prophétesse among the women who led the Haitian Revolution. [71] [76] Romaine has been compared to Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, who professed to be the incarnation of a male Catholic saint, as both of their religious self-identifications "transcended gender". [5] [6]