Making modern girls :

George, Abosede A.,

Making modern girls : a history of girlhood, labor, and social development in colonial Lagos / Abosede A. George. - 1 online resource (312 pages). - New African Histories . - New African histories series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780821445013 (e-book)


Girls--History--Nigeria--Lagos--20th century.
Child labor--History--Nigeria--Lagos--20th century.
Peddlers--History--Nigeria--Lagos--20th century.
Public welfare--History--Nigeria--Lagos--20th century.
Social change--Nigeria--Lagos.


Lagos (Nigeria)--Social conditions--20th century.
Great Britain--Colonies--Social policy.


Electronic books.

HQ792.N5 / .G46 2014eb

305.2308209669/1