18th Century

A Paris Washerwoman Inherited Three Plantations and Crushing Debt

A washerwoman's inheritance papers arrived thirty years late, carrying news that would help topple a monarchy.

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French RevolutionColonial EconomySaint Domingue18th CenturySocial ClassEconomic HistoryCaribbeanDebt CrisisMarie Jeanne LeprinceParis

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