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A Woman to Know: Anacaona

Who was so happy as Anacaona/ the beauty of Hispaniola/ the golden flower of Haiti …— Alfred Lord Tennyson

(image via Wikimedia Commons)

In the 15th century, Anacaona held a powerful position among the Taino, an indigenous tribe of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. As wife to one chief and sister to another, Anacaona earned her subjects’ respect as a rul…

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Almeda Bohannan

Update: 2024-12-02