In this episode, we explore the life and legacy of Romaine La Prophétesse a gender non-conforming black revolutionary who played a pivotal role in igniting the Haitian Revolution. Despite limited historical records, their story sheds light on gender identity, resistance, and the complex history of Haiti.

Sources – Romaine la Prophétesse

• Terry Rey, The Priest and the Prophetess: Abbé Ouvière, Romaine Rivière, and the Revolutionary Atlantic World (Oxford University Press, 2017), esp. ch. 2 “Romaine‑la‑Prophétesse.”

• “Romaine‑la‑Prophétesse,” Encyclopedia.com (summary of Rey’s work and key biographical details).​

• “Romaine‑la‑Prophétesse,” English Wikipedia (timeline of Romaine’s life, the 1791 uprising, control of Léogâne and Jacmel, and the 1792 attack).​

• “Romaine‑la‑Prophétesse,” French Wikipedia (additional context on birthplace, family, and revolutionary role).​

• “Romaine‑la‑Prophétesse,” Nonbinary Wiki (discussion of Romaine’s gender nonconformity, clothing, religious title, and modern trans/genderfluid interpretations).​

• “Romaine ‘la Prophétesse’,” Une autre histoire (French article on Romaine’s preaching, Marian visions, and blending of Catholicism with African Christianity in Trou Coffy).

• Library of Congress, “Women in the Haitian Revolution” (context for women and gender‑nonconforming leaders in the Haitian Revolution).​

• “Transgender history,” Wikipedia (for wider context on placing Romaine within trans and gender‑nonconforming history timelines).