Also known as: marchandes, market women, market vendors
Last updated: April 23, 2026
Moreau Civilization shows the urban face of the marchandes: women of color spreading goods on mats or stalls in Cap-Français, supplying passersby with provisions, cloth, and cooked food. Women Under Slavery and synthesis market networks make the rural side equally clear. Women cultivated, carried, sold, saved, and converted produce into household survival.
Cap-Français
Counter Plantation System
Underground Networks
Women Under Slavery
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