The Agojie

<p>This week's episode is on the West African soldiers known as the Agojie, sometimes called the Dahomey Amazons. Join us to hear about how women became the backbone of the Dahomean army, a very dubious cocktail recipe, and not one but two kinds of same-sex marriage!</p> <p>Check out <a href='https://www.queerasfact.com/'>our website</a>, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact. </p> <p>If you enjoy our content, consider <a href='https://www.patreon.com/queerasfact'>supporting us on Patreon</a>, <a href='https://www.redbubble.com/people/queer-as-fact/works/37152165-queer-as-fact?fbclid=IwAR1bp4BgjurBCjly0ZyucJEbVuqr2K-cB9HKn_Fz7G5T0Gi5dWjtBQec08I&asc=u'>checking out our merch</a>, and following us on <a href='https://twitter.com/queerasfact?lang=en'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/'>Tumblr</a> and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/queerasfact/'>Facebook</a>.</p> <p>[Image: <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dahomey_amazon1.jpg'>drawing of Agojie Seh-Dong-Hong-Be by Frederick Forbes, 1851</a>]</p>