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  • History This Week

    By Cecilia McAlmont | Thursday, January 1, 2009 | 8 Comments


    Valerie Hart: The Woman at the Heart of the Rupununi Uprising

    Introduction

    According to declassified Department of State Documents “At 8am EST [January 3, 1969] Valerie Hart …

  • History This Week

    By Cecilia McAlmont | Thursday, December 4, 2008 | 3 Comments


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    Women in the Trade Unions: The Pre-Independence Period
    Introduction
    By independence in May 1966, there were some 62 registered worker unions in Guyana. Of this number approximately …

  • History This Week

    By Cecilia McAlmont | Thursday, August 7, 2008 | 0 Comments


    The impact of abolition and apprenticeship on female slaves and apprentices
    (Part 2)
    Introduction
    In the previous article, the paradoxical consequences for women of the abolition act …