•  Prerequisite: Pass in H20F OR H20G

Problems, issues, theoretical aspects of women, gender and history; gen- der and women's historical experience in the Caribbean during the era of slavery and colonization (1490-1830s); Afro-Caribbean women after slav- ery; the historical experience of Indo-Caribbean women and of `minority' women in the period 1838-1918; women's participation in Caribbean social, cultural and political life 1838-1918; women in labour and political struggles 1918-1960s; employment, demography, family structures, mi- gration in the 20th century; biographical case studies eg. M. Seacole, A. Jeffers, E. Manley, E. Francois, A. Bailey.