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The Caribbean 'market woman' is ingrained in the popular imagination as the archetype of black womanhood in countries throughout the region. 'Downtown Ladies' offers a more complex picture by documenting the history of independent international traders who import and export consumer goods sold in the public markets of Kingston, Jamaica.Ulysse, Gina A. is the author of 'Downtown Ladies Informal Commercial Importers, a Haitian Anthropologist and Self-making in Jamaica', published 2008 under ISBN 9780226841229 and ISBN 0226841227.
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