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Lead book review

Not all British memsahibs were racist snobs

4 May 2019

9:00 AM

4 May 2019

9:00 AM

Despite efforts to prevent them, British women formed a part of the Indian empire almost from the start. Although the East India Company warned them off, citing difficulties of climate, disease, morality, religion and culture, a few managed to travel there all the same. By the late 18th century their numbers had increased considerably, making women some of the most interesting witnesses to the British Raj.

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