Flora Shaw
Dame Flora Louisa Shaw, Lady Lugard, DBE (born 1852, Woolwich, England, UK – died 25 January 1929, Surrey, England, UK), the daughter of an English father, Captain (later Major General) George Shaw and a French mother, Marie Desfontaines, was a British journalist and writer. She is also known for having coined the name "Nigeria".
Read more about Flora Shaw: Career, Death, Naming of Nigeria
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