essay
Patchwork and politics: the evolving roles of Florida Seminole women in the twentieth century
Negotiators of change : historical perspectives on Native American women • New York • Published In 1995 • Pages: 193-212
By: Kersey, Harry A., Bannan, Helen M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper traces the changing gender-specific roles of women in Seminole society from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, with emphasis on the latter time period. The authors stress in particular the entry of women into tribal politics as a recent twentieth century development related to the changing economy of the Seminole people.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- External trade
- Division of labor by gender
- Gender status
- Gender roles and issues
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Seminole
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- eighteenth century - 1980s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southern Florida, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Harry A. Kersey and Helen M. Bannan
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 94015774
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians