While in Egypt FS
had the good fortune of meeting C. F. Moberly Bell
, who became influential in advancing her career in journalism.
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In 1899 she first met the wealthy empire-builder Cecil Rhodes
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She had first met Rhodes earlier the same year—in which, on 15 October 1889, the British South Africa Company
's charter was issued, granting vast powers including the right to occupy territory, to enter into...
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