Dahomey Woman Warriors
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- Nothing much! We just watched Black Panther today in history class.
- We wanted to observe the Dora Milaje as a representation of the Dahomey Woman Warrior.
- Black Panther...? History...? What do the two have to do with each other?
- Hey Sweetie, what did you learn at school today?
- Dora Ma-What? Dahomey-who?
- Mom.. do you even know who that is?
- Then who are they?
- Of course I do! I'm not completely out of touch.
- Hush up and eat your dinner.
- Oh... that's nice sweetie!
- Later that night...
- "Women in Combat by Stanley B. Alpern... This might be helpful
- This story cannot be accurate! This whole article is about their appearance, but WHO ARE THE DAHOMEY WOMAN WARRIORS?!
- Who..are..the..Dahomey..women..warriors?
- There has to be more to the story! Hmm...
- 'World of Wakanda' by Roxanne Gay.... I don't see what a comic book has to do with anything but lets see.
- 12 Hours Later....
- Wow! This is the coolest story I ever read!
- Huh..?
- Mom..what are you doing?
- I've been up all-night training just like the Dahomey women warriors!
- Last night I did some research and I found out who the Dahomey Women warriors really were. They weren't just 'amazon', 'warrioress', or 'solideress"
- HI-YAH!
- They were a team of strong women who fought in combat to protect their society.
- Mom, what are you talking about?!
- What do you mean?
- They were so much more than just wives to the king and I want to not only embody that story but I also want to rewrite it!
- I want to rewrite the story to include more about them as people. Who were they? How did they train? What did they eat? What were their relationships like.
- Until that story is told we will never be able to fully understand their impact!
- THE DAHOMEY WOMAN WARRIOR! I did my research and their portrayal in history has done them no justice.
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