Callaway, Helen, and Dorothy O. Helly. “Crusader for Empire: Flora Shaw / Lady Lugard”. Western Women and Imperialism: Complicity and Resistance, edited by Nupur Chaudhuri and Margaret Strobel, Indiana University Press, pp. 79-97.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Flora Shaw | Sir George Goldie
was another architect of Empire, who at the time held jurisdiction over the Royal Niger Company
. Though he was married, some sort of affair—probably consummated, according to this account—may have begun... |
| Publishing | Flora Shaw | In an unsigned article in the Times, FS
coined the name Nigeria to apply to the territories under the jurisdiction of Sir George Goldie
and the Royal Niger Company
. |
| Textual Production | Dorothy Wellesley | DW
's prose works included a discursive and elusive autobiography, and a biography: Sir George Goldie
, Founder of Nigeria, A Memoir. This was, she said, a record of her conversations with Goldie... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Flora Shaw | FS
begins her book with the reminder that ours is not a white empire. At this time, when the British empire extended over a quarter of the globe, only one out of every eight subjects... |
Timeline
1879: British firms on the Niger River amalgamated...
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1879
British firms on the Niger River amalgamated into the United Africa Company
.
1879: British firms on the Niger River amalgamated...
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1879
British firms on the Niger River amalgamated into the United Africa Company
.
10 July 1886: The Royal Niger Company was given a royal...
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10 July 1886
The Royal Niger Company
was given a royal charter and authorized to administer the Niger territory
10 July 1886: The Royal Niger Company was given a royal...
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10 July 1886
The Royal Niger Company
was given a royal charter and authorized to administer the Niger territory
9 August 1899: The UK took over the government of Nigeria...
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9 August 1899
December 1905: A young British officer, Hugh Trenchard,...
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December 1905
A young British officer, Hugh Trenchard
, ordered the massacre of inhabitants of the village of Ahiara in southern Nigeria in retaliation for the killing of another officer.
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