*This episode may contain The Woman King spoilers*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.Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. It's a Continent (published by Coronet) is available to purchase: itsacontinent.com/book  We're on Buy me a Coffee too: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinentVisit our website: itsacontinent.comArtwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.comMusic provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTgWarm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Sources for further reading:They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity.Law, Robin. “The ‘Amazons’ of Dahomey.” Paideuma, vol. 39, 1993, pp. 245–60. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40341664. Accessed 30 Oct. 2022.Amazons of black Sparta : the women warriors of Dahomey, Stanley B AlpernThe Dahomey Amazon Women, a storyThe legend of Benin’s fearless female warriorsThe Real Warriors Behind ‘The Woman King’Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices