“No Fiancé, No Baptism”: Historicizing the Education of Girls through a 1953 Episode in the RCM Convent Girls School, Benin City, Nigeria

In 1953, officials of the Roman Catholic Mission (RCM) Church in Benin City, Nigeria, requested schoolgirls of Benin–Edo ethnic origin at the local Convent Primary School preparing for baptism to bring their fiancés to school as a condition for baptism. The demand for the presentation of their fianc...

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Main Author: Uyilawa Usuanlele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/2/213