Rachel Jones

contributing writer, National Geographic

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The all-female military unit fought for the Kingdom of Dahomey. They were considered to be fearsome and just as capable as the men.

‘Just as strong, just as fierce:’ West Africa’s historic all-woman army

The all-female military unit fought for the Kingdom of Dahomey. They were considered to be fearsome and just as capable as the men.

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