LC control no. | n 94053339 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Samson, Elisabeth, 1715-1771 |
Associated country | Suriname |
Birth date | 1715 |
Death date | 1771 |
Field of activity | Business Plantations |
Profession or occupation | Businesspeople, Black |
Found in | Elisabeth Samson, 1993: p. 39 (b. 1715) p. 88 (d. 1771) Wikipedia, June 22, 2016 (Elizabeth Samson (1715 - 1771, Paramaribo), was a very successful businesswoman in Suriname during the Dutch colonization; a "free black" woman who led a successful company which eventually consisted of various plantations, so they had even built a boat in Amsterdam for the transportation of its products; Elizabeth Samson is an important but controversial woman in the history of Suriname who exploited slaves) <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Samson> |