On 30 Nov 2001, at 14:51, Mam Jay Ceesay wrote:
> There were a number of women who resisted the French in Senegal.  Most
> popular amongst them were Aline Sitoe Diatta from Casamance who protested
> against the demand put on the farmers to produce large quantities of rice
> during the Second World War. Yacine Bobou led the women of Cayor to war
> against the French and Ndiembette Mboge the leader of a group of women from
> Wallo who upon receiving news of the capture of their husbands....

Mam Jay,
Thanks also for that information.

regards,
Momodou Camara

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