Episode 18: Daughters of the Empire-Settler Women in South Africa
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During the year 1820, roughly 5,000 Britons descended on what is today South Africa to seize land and spread their ‘civilizing’ influence to the Xhosa natives. Among these early settlers were numerous daughters, mothers, and wives. What function did these oft-overlooked women play in the British colonizing scheme?
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