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Gleeful and noisy celebrations greeted several dozen nervous young women when they stepped ashore in Victoria in September 1862, through a jostling crowd of boisterous, eager men.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.