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Articles and Essays

Bris d’ombre (Excerpts)

Pages 97-113 | Published online: 18 Jan 2012
 

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1. A term derived from the Portuguese “senhora,” Signares were highly respected business women, often descendants of Portuguese settlers and local African women who, due to their dual cultural background, were in an excellent position to work as brokers manipulating African and European trading networks (Brooks 19–20).

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