This summer, I will be presenting at the first of a two-part colloquia comparing and connecting the history of Saint-Louis du Sénégal and New Orleans. My paper, “Femmes, soldats et esclaves : La traversée du monde atlantique français par des femmes de couleur libres ” or “Wives, Soldiers, and Slaves: Free Women of Color Cross the French Atlantic World” is paired with a paper by the amazing Jean Hébrard (UMich/EHESS) on the marchandes of eighteenth-century Saint-Domingue.
The second session will be held April 23-25 in New Orleans and will coincide with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Amazing research, great colleagues, delicious food, and a music festival? I couldn’t be more thrilled.
For more details on the conference, click here.