A Woman to Know: Anacaona
Who was so happy as Anacaona/ the beauty of Hispaniola/ the golden flower of Haiti …— Alfred Lord Tennyson
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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