Gambia-l,
I have some questions and hope that someone out there can help especially our
historians.

1. Apart from Yaa Asantewa, the Queen Mother of Ejisu who rallied the Asante
troops into resistance against the British in Ghana in 1900, have there been
other women warriors in our sub region?

2. There was a woman who resisted the French also in Cassamance but don't
really know her name or history. Does anyone have information on this woman
they could share with me?

3a. Where there any women rulers (mansas) in the Senegambian region?

3b. If there were, then how did they get to the throne?

3c. What were their functions and relationship with the community as women,
their achievements, and what brought about the change or shift?


Your assistance will be highly appreciated.

Momodou Camara
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