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Episode 24: Women to the Front: Margaret Ekpo and The Amazons

Cai finds out how the legendary warriors, the Dahomey Amazons, have recently gained recognition - to dazzling Hollywood effects. But not all women fought on the battlefield: Laila explores how in neighboring in Nigeria, Margaret Ekpo blazed a trail for female participation in local politics as independence took hold.

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Chapters:

01:35 Who were the Amazons of Dahomey
02:55 Tassi Hangbe: the first Amazon?
05:05 How were the Amazons trained?
05:50 Why were the Amazons so feared?
07:20 King Gwezo and the rebirth of the Amazon fighting units
08:15 The controversy around the Amazons and their involvement in slavery
09:30 The wars against the French colonialists
12:21 Break
13:21 Who was Margaret Ekpo?
14:30 The makings of an anti-colonialism activist
17:46 Fighting for women’s rights
19:10 Ekpo’s contributions to Nigeria finally get recognized