A women-led revolt against the Company of the Indies broke out in 1723

Evidence

Another woman, a field hand by the name of Jenny who was recovering from an accident, insisted on returning to the hospital after absconding to tend to her provision grounds. When refused readmittance, she went to the extremes of reinfecting her hand, tying packthread around it and rubbing dirt into the wound in order to receive her full entitlement of convalescence. — Stella Dadzie, A Kick in the Belly- Women, Slavery and…, 287 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Eighteenth-century slave revolts were led mainly by African-born slaves; Enslaved women staged small daily acts of resistance against plantation owners — Stella Dadzie, A Kick in the Belly- Women, Slavery and…, 287

Related

• Enslaved women staged small daily acts of resistance against plantation owners (similarity 0.85)
• Plantation slaves claimed a right to protest mistreatment by their masters (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Eighteenth-century slave revolts were led mainly by African-born slaves #corroborates (0.55)
• Enslaved women staged small daily acts of resistance against plantation owners #exemplifies (0.50) — Stella Dadzie, A Kick in the Belly- Women, Slavery and…, 287