Commanding the respect of all who knew her
Recovering the marginalised history of Eleanor Xiniwe and the challenges of the colonial archive
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11413951 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek A Webb (0000-0002-6388-2034, Nelson Mandela University, corresponding author), Denver A Webb (Strategic Resource Mobilisation and Advancement, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 435-449 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533952.2023.2267778 |
| OpenAlex | W4387670841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
Early mission-educated African intellectuals and activists in the Cape Colony in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries have received some attention from historians, but other than Charlotte Maxeke and Nokuthela Dube, few of the many women striving for political, economic and social rights have been studied in depth. Eleanor Xiniwe, a pioneering business person, is one whose story deserves to be better known. This article examines some of the challenges of the colonial archive in endeavours to recover neglected and marginalised histories: it sketches Eleanor Xiniwe’s life, explores her participation in the African Choir tour to Britain in 1891–92, examines her business interests and attempts to locate her history in the context of attempts by Africans to imagine an alternative future for themselves in colonial society at a time of hardening racial attitudes and increased discrimination
Ancient history · Archaeology · Choir · Colonialism · Cult · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · History · Law · South African History and Culture
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |