Vanessa S Oliveira
Biographic Data
| ID | 3586083 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa S Oliveira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa S |
| FAMILY NAME | Oliveira |
| SIGNATURE | OLIVEIRA V S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Military College of Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6775-784X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Experiences of Enslaved Children in Luanda, 1850–1869
About half of Luanda’s population comprised enslaved people in the mid-nineteenth century. Although scholars have examined the expansion of slavery in Angola after the end of the transatlantic slave trade and the use of slavery to underpin the trade in tropical commodities, the labor performed by enslaved children has been neglected. This study explores the experiences of enslaved children working in Luanda during the era of the so-called “legiti…
Slave Trade and Abolition: Gender, Commerce, and Economic Transition in Luanda
Slave Trade and Abolition: Gender, Commerce, and Economic Transition in Luanda
The Status of Enslaved Women in West Central Africa, 1800–1830
Women represented the majority of the enslaved in western Africa, where they were valued for their productive and reproductive capacities. Enslaved women performed agricultural and domestic work, retail sales, and contributed to extend kinship groups bearing children fathered by their masters. In his work on the Sokoto Caliphate, Paul E. Lovejoy emphasized the sexual dimension in the enslavement of women. Lovejoy has argued that although women pr…
The Status of Enslaved Women in West Central Africa, 1800–1830
Women represented the majority of the enslaved in western Africa, where they were valued for their productive and reproductive capacities. Enslaved women performed agricultural and domestic work, retail sales, and contributed to extend kinship groups bearing children fathered by their masters. In his work on the Sokoto Caliphate, Paul E. Lovejoy emphasized the sexual dimension in the enslavement of women. Lovejoy has argued that although women pr…
The Business of Self-Endowment: Women Merchants, Wealth and Marriage in Nineteenth-Century Luanda
Introduction: Women, trade and landed property in Africa
In the past four decades, the study of African women has become an integrated part of African history. Despite the manifest importance of women in all aspects of African life, they were, until the
Baskets, Stalls, and Shops: Experiences and Strategies of Women in Retail Sales in Nineteenth Century Luanda
Luanda, the capital of Portuguese Angola, had a majority female population in the mid-nineteenth century. By 1850, the port town had experienced a “demographic explosion” reaching 12,565 individuals, 57% of whom were women. The foodstuffs that fed the population came from the interior and circulated via the baskets, stalls and shops of street vendors and shopkeepers. As in other Atlantic ports, women represented the majority of retail sellers in …
African Women in the Atlantic World: Property, Vulnerability & Mobility, 1660-1880
An innovative and valuable resource for understanding women's roles in changing societies, this book brings together the history of Africa, the Atlantic and gender before the 20th century. It explores trade, slavery and migrationin the context of the Euro-African encounter. HONORABLE MENTION FOR AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW BEST AFRICA-FOCUSED ANTHOLOGY OR EDITED COLLECTION, 2019 While there have been studies of women's roles in African societies and o…
Donas, pretas livres e escravas em Luanda (Séc. XIX)
Luanda, a capital da colônia portuguesa de Angola, era uma cidade de maioria feminina em meados do século XIX. A população feminina era composta de donas, pretas livres e escravas que ocupavam espaços diferenciados nessa sociedade colonial. As filhas da elite luso-africana eram desde a infância reconhecidas como donas, refletindo seu status social e econômico. Ao longo da vida, elas acumulavam escravos, terras e objetos de luxo através de herança…
Uma Mulher Nunca Tinha Governado Esse Reino: Rainha Njinga, Biografia E Memória
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Gender, Foodstuff Production and Trade in Late-Eighteenth Century Luanda
African and Luso-African individuals who possessed land and slave labor benefited from the opportunities generated by foodstuff trade in West Central Africa. This study explores the participation of both men and women in the production and trade of foodstuffs in late-eighteenth century Luanda, the capital of the Portuguese colony of Angola, with a particular focus on manioc flour, an essential staple in the diet of the town’s residents. Drawing u…
An Index to the Slavery and Slave Trade Enquiry: The British Parliamentary House of Commons Sessional Papers, 1788-1792
The article describes volumes pertaining to slavery and the slave trade in the British Parliament House of Commons Sessional Papers of the eighteenth century, published by Sheila Lambert in 1975 but seldom used by historians of Africa and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In addition, the article provides an index for the eight volumes from 1788 to 1792 that concern the slave trade. The index is arranged according to the names of individuals who pr…
Monumentos restaurados e histórias em ruínas: As intervenções arqueológicas no sobrado do Iphan em São Cristovão/SE
O presente artigo é fruto das intervenções arqueológicas realizadas no processo de restauração do sobrado adquirido peo Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional localizado na cidade de São Cristóvão/Sergipe. A pesquisa buscou compreender os usos do bem restaurado, bem como identificar as memórias a ele associadas. Através dos resultados foi possível identificar estruturas de uma casa do XVIII, cujos restos materiais foram usados na …
Gender, Foodstuff Production and Trade in Late-Eighteenth Century Luanda
African and Luso-African individuals who possessed land and slave labor benefited from the opportunities generated by foodstuff trade in West Central Africa. This study explores the participation of both men and women in the production and trade of foodstuffs in late-eighteenth century Luanda, the capital of the Portuguese colony of Angola, with a particular focus on manioc flour, an essential staple in the diet of the town’s residents. Drawing u…
The Status of Enslaved Women in West Central Africa, 1800–1830
Women represented the majority of the enslaved in western Africa, where they were valued for their productive and reproductive capacities. Enslaved women performed agricultural and domestic work, retail sales, and contributed to extend kinship groups bearing children fathered by their masters. In his work on the Sokoto Caliphate, Paul E. Lovejoy emphasized the sexual dimension in the enslavement of women. Lovejoy has argued that although women pr…
Donas, pretas livres e escravas em Luanda (Séc. XIX)
Luanda, a capital da colônia portuguesa de Angola, era uma cidade de maioria feminina em meados do século XIX. A população feminina era composta de donas, pretas livres e escravas que ocupavam espaços diferenciados nessa sociedade colonial. As filhas da elite luso-africana eram desde a infância reconhecidas como donas, refletindo seu status social e econômico. Ao longo da vida, elas acumulavam escravos, terras e objetos de luxo através de herança…
An Index to the Slavery and Slave Trade Enquiry: The British Parliamentary House of Commons Sessional Papers, 1788-1792
The article describes volumes pertaining to slavery and the slave trade in the British Parliament House of Commons Sessional Papers of the eighteenth century, published by Sheila Lambert in 1975 but seldom used by historians of Africa and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In addition, the article provides an index for the eight volumes from 1788 to 1792 that concern the slave trade. The index is arranged according to the names of individuals who pr…
Monumentos restaurados e histórias em ruínas: As intervenções arqueológicas no sobrado do Iphan em São Cristovão/SE
O presente artigo é fruto das intervenções arqueológicas realizadas no processo de restauração do sobrado adquirido peo Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional localizado na cidade de São Cristóvão/Sergipe. A pesquisa buscou compreender os usos do bem restaurado, bem como identificar as memórias a ele associadas. Através dos resultados foi possível identificar estruturas de uma casa do XVIII, cujos restos materiais foram usados na …
An Index to the Slavery and Slave Trade Enquiry: The British Parliamentary House of Commons Sessional Papers, 1788-1792
The article describes volumes pertaining to slavery and the slave trade in the British Parliament House of Commons Sessional Papers of the eighteenth century, published by Sheila Lambert in 1975 but seldom used by historians of Africa and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In addition, the article provides an index for the eight volumes from 1788 to 1792 that concern the slave trade. The index is arranged according to the names of individuals who pr…
Gender, Foodstuff Production and Trade in Late-Eighteenth Century Luanda
African and Luso-African individuals who possessed land and slave labor benefited from the opportunities generated by foodstuff trade in West Central Africa. This study explores the participation of both men and women in the production and trade of foodstuffs in late-eighteenth century Luanda, the capital of the Portuguese colony of Angola, with a particular focus on manioc flour, an essential staple in the diet of the town’s residents. Drawing u…
Uma Mulher Nunca Tinha Governado Esse Reino: Rainha Njinga, Biografia E Memória
.
Donas, pretas livres e escravas em Luanda (Séc. XIX)
Luanda, a capital da colônia portuguesa de Angola, era uma cidade de maioria feminina em meados do século XIX. A população feminina era composta de donas, pretas livres e escravas que ocupavam espaços diferenciados nessa sociedade colonial. As filhas da elite luso-africana eram desde a infância reconhecidas como donas, refletindo seu status social e econômico. Ao longo da vida, elas acumulavam escravos, terras e objetos de luxo através de herança…
African Women in the Atlantic World: Property, Vulnerability & Mobility, 1660-1880
An innovative and valuable resource for understanding women's roles in changing societies, this book brings together the history of Africa, the Atlantic and gender before the 20th century. It explores trade, slavery and migrationin the context of the Euro-African encounter. HONORABLE MENTION FOR AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW BEST AFRICA-FOCUSED ANTHOLOGY OR EDITED COLLECTION, 2019 While there have been studies of women's roles in African societies and o…
The Business of Self-Endowment: Women Merchants, Wealth and Marriage in Nineteenth-Century Luanda
Introduction: Women, trade and landed property in Africa
In the past four decades, the study of African women has become an integrated part of African history. Despite the manifest importance of women in all aspects of African life, they were, until the
Baskets, Stalls, and Shops: Experiences and Strategies of Women in Retail Sales in Nineteenth Century Luanda
Luanda, the capital of Portuguese Angola, had a majority female population in the mid-nineteenth century. By 1850, the port town had experienced a “demographic explosion” reaching 12,565 individuals, 57% of whom were women. The foodstuffs that fed the population came from the interior and circulated via the baskets, stalls and shops of street vendors and shopkeepers. As in other Atlantic ports, women represented the majority of retail sellers in …
Slave Trade and Abolition: Gender, Commerce, and Economic Transition in Luanda
Slave Trade and Abolition: Gender, Commerce, and Economic Transition in Luanda
The Status of Enslaved Women in West Central Africa, 1800–1830
Women represented the majority of the enslaved in western Africa, where they were valued for their productive and reproductive capacities. Enslaved women performed agricultural and domestic work, retail sales, and contributed to extend kinship groups bearing children fathered by their masters. In his work on the Sokoto Caliphate, Paul E. Lovejoy emphasized the sexual dimension in the enslavement of women. Lovejoy has argued that although women pr…
The Status of Enslaved Women in West Central Africa, 1800–1830
Women represented the majority of the enslaved in western Africa, where they were valued for their productive and reproductive capacities. Enslaved women performed agricultural and domestic work, retail sales, and contributed to extend kinship groups bearing children fathered by their masters. In his work on the Sokoto Caliphate, Paul E. Lovejoy emphasized the sexual dimension in the enslavement of women. Lovejoy has argued that although women pr…
Experiences of Enslaved Children in Luanda, 1850–1869
About half of Luanda’s population comprised enslaved people in the mid-nineteenth century. Although scholars have examined the expansion of slavery in Angola after the end of the transatlantic slave trade and the use of slavery to underpin the trade in tropical commodities, the labor performed by enslaved children has been neglected. This study explores the experiences of enslaved children working in Luanda during the era of the so-called “legiti…
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