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WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK? KATHERINE MAYO AND THE POLITICS OF IMPERIAL FEMINISM IN BRITISH INDIA

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WILSON, L. WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK? KATHERINE MAYO AND THE POLITICS OF IMPERIAL FEMINISM IN BRITISH INDIA. Journal of Indian Philosophy 25, 139–151 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004204900425

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