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“Laying aside gendered assumptions, I could start over and ask, "Why would there be more revolts on ships where there were more women?" The answer was immediately obvious to me: the people who regulated this business, developed slave ship operating procedures, and actually ran the ships, kept women mostly unchained, on deck, and near the weapons.” — Rebecca Hall

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Laying aside gendered assumptions, I could start over and ask, "Why would there be more revolts on ships where there were more women?" The answer was immediately obvious to me: the people who regulated this business, developed slave ship operating procedures, and actually ran the ships, kept women mostly unchained, on deck, and near the weapons.
— Rebecca Hall