On the Ground that she was a Free-Woman’: Navigating Race, Gender, and Freedom in 19th Century Caribbean Central America-- Melanie Y. white
Dr. Melanie Y. White is an Assistant Professor of Afro-Caribbean Studies in the Department of African American Studies and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Georgetown University. She holds a Ph.D. in Africana Studies from Brown University, an M.A. in African and African Diaspora Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.