The Agojie: Dahomey’s Warrior Women

<p>*This episode may contain The Woman King spoilers*</p> <p>The Agojie were fearless and skilled warrior women in the Dahomey Kingdom. By the mid 1800s, the all-female regiment was in its thousands, outmuscling rival kingdoms and participating in annual warfare. They lived in the royal palace and were taught how to fight and survive from an early age. However, the Agojie's existence is thought to have upset the invading French's understanding of gender roles, and their invasion led to the disbanding of the Agojie. Why has their history been neglected until recently? Let's dig in.</p> <p>Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. It's a Continent (published by Coronet) is available to purchase: <a href="http://itsacontinent.com/book"><u>itsacontinent.com/book</u></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Continent-Unravelling-Africas-history/dp/1529376785/">&nbsp;</a></p> <p>We're on Buy me a Coffee too:<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent"> <strong>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent</strong></a></p> <p>Visit our website:<a href="https://itsacontinent.com/"> <strong>itsacontinent.com</strong></a></p> <p>Artwork by Margo Designs:<a href="https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com/"> <strong>https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com</strong></a></p> <p>Music provided by Free Vibes:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&amp;v=3C8GXr44boM&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FNkGhTg&amp;event=video_description"><strong> https://goo.gl/NkGhTg</strong></a></p> <p>Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&amp;v=3C8GXr44boM&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Flakeyinspired%2Fwarm-nights&amp;event=video_description"><strong> https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...</strong></a></p> <p>Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU