Sustenance and Survival

What is it about?

This article explores women’s engagement with food production and distribution in Tobago from 1840 to 1940.Among Afro-Tobagonian women, food became a tool of power and empowerment. Through the production and sale of food, Afro-Tobagonian women asserted control over resources, steered the economic empowerment of their families, and crafted identities as autonomous beings.

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Why is it important?

This articl, refines our understanding of women’s mobility and labor experiences in the Caribbean. Also, this article underscores the central role women has played in food production in the region.