There was a great many woman in the workhouse, and several have sucking child; and there was one woman quite big with child, and them make her dance the mill too, morning and evening. She not able to dance good and them flog her; she complain about her stomach hurt her, and I see her several time go and beg the overseer not to work her on the mill, but him say not him send her there

Stella Dadzie, A Kick in the Belly- Women,…, loc. 251