Re-dyeing the cloth: The women's political platform and Trinidad and Tobago's general election of 1995

This paper explores the relationship among political action, gender identit ies, and the post-colonial nation-building project in Trinidad and Tobago. Specifically, it discusses the role of the Women's Political Platform durin g the 1995 General Elections. It shows how this gender-specific group's foc us on issues re-framed the historical relationship between ethnicity and po litics in this setting. Finally, it suggests why women in Trinidad and Toba ,oo are singularly positioned to "redye" the nation.