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Barbadians will now be privy to the contribution of black Barbadian women in the island’s fight against slavery.
The series, titled Unsung Heroines: Black Women in Resistance in Barbados, is a seven-part series that will be broadcast every two weeks, and forms part of the Season of Emancipation.
Some of the Barbadian heroines to be featured include National Hero Sarah Ann Gill and Nanny Grigg, as well as those who are not widely known but who also made a contribution to the Barbadian landscape.
The initiative is a collaboration between the Division of Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the Nita Barrow Unit, University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus.
Researcher Natasha Bynoe, whose work supports the production, says history reminds us that we stand on the shoulders of giants, and that modern-day Barbados is deeply intertwined with the struggles and triumphs of those who came before us.
Meanwhile, Head and Lecturer of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the Nita Barrow Unit, University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Dr. Tonya Haynes, highlighted the work being undertaken by UWI’s History Department, Today in Bajan History, and the book bearing the same title, as vital public scholarship which brings knowledge and awareness to the history of this nation.
