When France sent ambassador Jean-Marie Bayol to Dahomey to secure a deal for the kingdom's rich natural resources, he was greeted by an elite force of all-women warriors known as the Agooji.

What did you admire about these warrior women? They were valiant fighters ... I am tired of hearing about African history from someone else. Doing this was a recommitment to learn about my people ...

ISBN: 0674971825 Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen, by Linda M. Heywood ... Heywood (Boston University) reveals an able woman, who was as adept a ruler as any in history. Njinga effectively ...