Dahomey's Women Warriors

I wasn't sure where to put this thread, but I found the story fascinating. A bit long to cut and paste, it's about the female warriors of Dahomey in West Africa, from the 18th-20th centuries.

Absolutely an intriguing story, I'm going to have to do some research:

Dahomey's Women Warriors

 

Yeah, they should have a history or cultural section on here, because I am the biggest history fan. Indeed the Dahomey history is fascinating.

 

Right there with you Brian. I'm a major history geek. Cultural section would be nice, as long as the pop culture stuff didn't take it over. I still have to do some research on Dahomey - fascinating stuff.

Believe it or not, as old as I am, and having grown up in a pretty lily white suburb of Boston, I still had the opportunity to take an African History class when I was in high school. Until then, mostly what we'd learned was Egypt run by Greek white people, and slave trading.

I found it fascinating that there were all these cultures and nations about which we had been taught nothing. Really good class, taught by an elderly white guy with a propensity for bow ties and boarding school address - the girls were all Miss Whoever and the boys were addressed by their last names only.

 

Me, being into Chinese/Asian history, there's so much stuff that just isn't taught in schools in the US. Stuff you have to motivate yourself to learn.

 

My son did a lot of work on Asian history the last year or two of getting his history degree - he found it very fascinating - and then I turned him onto Pearl S Buck's work. He really enjoyed that as well

 

It is fascinating as there's four thousand years of history that's even unknown to Chinese today.

 

Looks interesting. Marking it to read tonight. Thx pix.

 

I thought you meant, Da homies!!

 

Thanks for this TP!!!!!!!
Love history.

 

ROFL!! Nope. History geek here.

 

Art work of the Dahomey kingdom

 

Dahomey art Sun and Moon twins

 

Artist depiction of a dahomey warrior decapitation of a enemy head

 

Loved this. I heard about them in history class in primary/ grade school. I wish we followed up in secondary/high school. instead of the European history that was forced on us.

I am Yoruba by the way, and I recollect they were our ancestral neighbours and they fought many battles with my ancestors. Interestingly today, they make up their country, Republic of Benin with my people .

 

Eventhough, I am igbo. I do admire the ancient artwork of Yoruba, Edo, and Benin cultures. Unforunately, i grew up in the states, and i never had the opportunity to learn about the different kingdoms within Nigeria or west Africa region. Therefore, i had to learn this history on my own by doing personal research.