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Elsa Goveia (12 April 1925 – 18 March 1980) was born in British Guiana and became a foremost scholar and historian of the Caribbean. She was the first woman to become a professor at the newly created University College of the West Indies (UCWI) and first professor of West Indian studies in the UCWI History Department. Her seminal work, Slave Society in the British Leeward Islands at the End of the Eighteenth Century (1965), was a pioneering study of the institution of slavery and the first to put forth the concept of a "slave society" encompassing not just the slaves but the entire community. She was one of the pioneers of historical research on slavery and the Caribbean and is considered the "premier social historian" from the 1960s to her death.

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  • Elsa Goveia (12 April 1925 – 18 March 1980) was born in British Guiana and became a foremost scholar and historian of the Caribbean. She was the first woman to become a professor at the newly created University College of the West Indies (UCWI) and first professor of West Indian studies in the UCWI History Department. Her seminal work, Slave Society in the British Leeward Islands at the End of the Eighteenth Century (1965), was a pioneering study of the institution of slavery and the first to put forth the concept of a "slave society" encompassing not just the slaves but the entire community. She was one of the pioneers of historical research on slavery and the Caribbean and is considered the "premier social historian" from the 1960s to her death. (en)
  • Elsa Goveia (Guayana británica, 12 de abril de 1925-Kingston, 18 de marzo de 1990) fue una de las principales académicas e historiadoras del Caribe. Fue la primera mujer en ser profesora de la entonces recién creada Universidad de las Indias Occidentales (UIO) y la primera profesora de estudios de las Indias Occidentales en el departamento de historia de la UIC. Su obra Slave Society in the British Leewards Islands at the End of the Eighteen Century, publicada en 1965, fue trascendetal y pionera en el estudio de la institución de la esclavitud; fue la primera en proponer el concepto de una "sociedad esclava" que abarca la comunidad entera y no solo a los esclavos. Su investigación y docencia influyó ampliamente en la región. (es)
  • Elsa Vesta Goveia, née le 12 avril 1925 en Guyane britannique et morte le 18 mars 1980 à Kingston, Jamaïque est une historienne des Caraïbes. C'est la première femme à devenir professeure à l'université des Indes occidentales et la première professeure antillaise au département d'histoire de l'université. Sa thèse, Slave Society in the British Leeward Islands at the End of the Eighteenth Century, est une étude inédite de l'institution de l'esclavage et la première à proposer le concept de société d'esclaves, qui englobe non seulement les esclaves, mais aussi l'ensemble de la communauté. Elle est l'une des pionnières de la recherche historique sur l'esclavage et les Caraïbes, et est considérée comme la première historienne sociale des années 1960 à sa mort. (fr)
  • Elsa Vesta Goveia (12 de abril de 1925 - 18 de março de 1980) nasceu na Guiana Britânica e é considerada uma das principais estudiosas e historiadoras do Caribe. Ela foi a primeira mulher a se tornar professora na recém-criada Universidade das Índias Ocidentais (UCWI) e a primeira professora de estudos das Índias Ocidentais no Departamento de História da UCWI. Seu trabalho seminal, Slave Society nas Ilhas Britânicas de Leeward no final do século XVIII (1965) foi pioneiro da instituição da escravidão e o primeiro a apresentar o conceito de uma "sociedade escravista" abrangendo não apenas os escravos mas toda a comunidade. Elsa foi uma das pioneiras da pesquisa histórica sobre a escravidão e o Caribe e é considerada a "principal historiadora social" da década de 1960 até sua morte. (pt)
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  • Elsa Goveia (12 April 1925 – 18 March 1980) was born in British Guiana and became a foremost scholar and historian of the Caribbean. She was the first woman to become a professor at the newly created University College of the West Indies (UCWI) and first professor of West Indian studies in the UCWI History Department. Her seminal work, Slave Society in the British Leeward Islands at the End of the Eighteenth Century (1965), was a pioneering study of the institution of slavery and the first to put forth the concept of a "slave society" encompassing not just the slaves but the entire community. She was one of the pioneers of historical research on slavery and the Caribbean and is considered the "premier social historian" from the 1960s to her death. (en)
  • Elsa Goveia (Guayana británica, 12 de abril de 1925-Kingston, 18 de marzo de 1990) fue una de las principales académicas e historiadoras del Caribe. Fue la primera mujer en ser profesora de la entonces recién creada Universidad de las Indias Occidentales (UIO) y la primera profesora de estudios de las Indias Occidentales en el departamento de historia de la UIC. Su obra Slave Society in the British Leewards Islands at the End of the Eighteen Century, publicada en 1965, fue trascendetal y pionera en el estudio de la institución de la esclavitud; fue la primera en proponer el concepto de una "sociedad esclava" que abarca la comunidad entera y no solo a los esclavos. Su investigación y docencia influyó ampliamente en la región. (es)
  • Elsa Vesta Goveia, née le 12 avril 1925 en Guyane britannique et morte le 18 mars 1980 à Kingston, Jamaïque est une historienne des Caraïbes. C'est la première femme à devenir professeure à l'université des Indes occidentales et la première professeure antillaise au département d'histoire de l'université. Sa thèse, Slave Society in the British Leeward Islands at the End of the Eighteenth Century, est une étude inédite de l'institution de l'esclavage et la première à proposer le concept de société d'esclaves, qui englobe non seulement les esclaves, mais aussi l'ensemble de la communauté. Elle est l'une des pionnières de la recherche historique sur l'esclavage et les Caraïbes, et est considérée comme la première historienne sociale des années 1960 à sa mort. (fr)
  • Elsa Vesta Goveia (12 de abril de 1925 - 18 de março de 1980) nasceu na Guiana Britânica e é considerada uma das principais estudiosas e historiadoras do Caribe. Ela foi a primeira mulher a se tornar professora na recém-criada Universidade das Índias Ocidentais (UCWI) e a primeira professora de estudos das Índias Ocidentais no Departamento de História da UCWI. Seu trabalho seminal, Slave Society nas Ilhas Britânicas de Leeward no final do século XVIII (1965) foi pioneiro da instituição da escravidão e o primeiro a apresentar o conceito de uma "sociedade escravista" abrangendo não apenas os escravos mas toda a comunidade. Elsa foi uma das pioneiras da pesquisa histórica sobre a escravidão e o Caribe e é considerada a "principal historiadora social" da década de 1960 até sua morte. (pt)
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