Sweeter with Age: The Enigmatic Miss Jane McCotter in the Colonial Services of the Egba Native Administration in Abeokuta, Nigeria, 1929 - 1955.

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dc.contributor.authorThompson, O.O., Afolabi, A. S and Nwaorgu, O.G.F
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-15T14:09:40Z
dc.date.available2024-04-15T14:09:40Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn spite of the significant roles European women played in the administration of colonial Nigeria, only a handful of them have been given adequate attention. Against this backdrop, the contributions of Miss Jane McCotter to the development of the Egba Healthcare delivery system, were examined. Relying and critically evaluating extant literature, newspapers, interviews and archival records, the authors demonstrate that she made her marks, not only on the quality work she put into the field of nursing and midwifery, but also, on how she commanded attention as the proprietress of a midwifery school and a proficient Structural Engineer, who supervised the construction of public and maternal health buildings in the colonial Egba Division. Furthermore, the study has established that despite her advanced age, she put her all to the services of the Egba people, education of the girl child, women’s welfare, as well as the general development of Egba land in particular, and Nigeria, as a whole. This study, therefore, fulfills knowledge production in biographical studies, gender, colonial empires, and also, demonstrates the resilience, perseverance and dedication of this human enigma, despite the challenges she faced
dc.identifier.citation29. Thompson, O.O., Afolabi, A. S and Nwaorgu, O.G.F (2019): Sweeter with Age: The Enigmatic Miss Jane McCotter in the Colonial Services of the Egba Native Administration in Abeokuta, Nigeria, 1929 - 1955. Journal of International Women’s Studies. 20 (7), Pp. 334 – 348.
dc.identifier.urihttps://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol20/iss7/21/
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11827
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Department of Anthropology, Bridgewater University, MA., USA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 20, Number 7
dc.subjectInfant welfare
dc.subjectColonial Nigeria
dc.subjectHealthcare
dc.subjectmaternal healthcare
dc.subjectmedicine
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleSweeter with Age: The Enigmatic Miss Jane McCotter in the Colonial Services of the Egba Native Administration in Abeokuta, Nigeria, 1929 - 1955.
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