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Download or read book African Princess written by Joyce Hansen and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2004-07-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was it like to live as a queen in ancient Egypt, or as an Amazon warrior in western Africa? African Princess tells the stories of six remarkable royal women and the eras in which they lived, from 1473 B.C. to the present. Some lived in great luxury; others lived in exile as freedom fighters. The rise of the slave trade and the arrival of European colonists unsettled the entire continent and forced rulers to find ways to govern and protect their kingdoms. Consequently, many of these royal women ruled in extremely difficult times, marked by palace intrigue, foreign invasion, and harrowing adventure.
Book Synopsis African Warrior Princesses by : Kallaye S
Download or read book African Warrior Princesses written by Kallaye S and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "African Warrior Princesses" is a book of poetry chronicling the lives of five courageous, valiant princesses, whose tremendous and fearless acts of bravery impacted the history of Africa.
Book Synopsis Njinga of Angola by : Linda M. Heywood
Download or read book Njinga of Angola written by Linda M. Heywood and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of history’s most multifaceted rulers but little known in the West, Queen Njinga rivaled Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great in political cunning and military prowess. Today, she is revered in Angola as a heroine and honored in folk religions. Her complex legacy forms a crucial part of the collective memory of the Afro-Atlantic world.
Book Synopsis Amazons of Black Sparta, 2nd Edition by : Stanley B. Alpern
Download or read book Amazons of Black Sparta, 2nd Edition written by Stanley B. Alpern and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only thoroughly documented Amazons in world history are the women warriors of Dahomey, an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western African kingdom. Once dubbed a 'small black Sparta,' residents of Dahomey shared with the Spartans an intense militarism and sense of collectivism. Updated with a new preface by the author, Amazons of Black Sparta is the product of meticulous archival research and Alpern's gift for narrative. It will stand as the most comprehensive and accessible account of the woman warriors of Dahomey.
Download or read book Women Warriors written by Pamela D. Toler and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who says women don’t go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor. The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly—Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they did it and what happened when they stepped out of their traditional female roles to take on other identities. These are the stories of women who fought because they wanted to, because they had to, or because they could. Among the warriors you’ll meet are: * Tomyris, ruler of the Massagetae, who killed Cyrus the Great of Persia when he sought to invade her lands * The West African ruler Amina of Hausa, who led her warriors in a campaign of territorial expansion for more than 30 years * Boudica, who led the Celtic tribes of Britain into a massive rebellion against the Roman Empire to avenge the rapes of her daughters * The Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who led an untrained army of 80,000 troops to drive the Chinese empire out of Vietnam * The Joshigun, a group of 30 combat-trained Japanese women who fought against the forces of the Meiji emperor in the late 19th century * Lakshmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi, who was regarded as the “bravest and best” military leader in the 1857 Indian Mutiny against British rule * Maria Bochkareva, who commanded Russia’s first all-female battalion—the First Women’s Battalion of Death—during WWII * Buffalo Calf Road Woman, the Cheyenne warrior who knocked General Custer off his horse at the Battle of Little Bighorn * Juana Azurduy de Padilla, a mestiza warrior who fought in at least 16 major battles against colonizers of Latin America and who is a national hero in Bolivia and Argentina today * And many more spanning from ancient times through the 20th century. By considering the ways in which their presence has been erased from history, Toler reveals that women have always fought—not in spite of being women but because they are women.
Book Synopsis Ancient African Warrior Queens by : Daniel Udoh
Download or read book Ancient African Warrior Queens written by Daniel Udoh and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-27 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Moremi Ajasoro A Queen with a torch in her hand sacrificed her happiness to safe her people from the terrors of the Ugbos. Queen Moremi was the Queen of Ile Ife who hailed from Offa (city in Kwara State), she was married to the successor of Ile Ife, Oranmiyan. During that time, the Kingdom of Ile Ife was constantly being raided by a Kingdom that the people of Ile Ife considered spirits, the raiders would raid the people and after raiding would disappear deep into the forest without being seen until the day of their next raiding. This continued until Queen Moremi decided to take actions and stop the raiders from enslaving and raiding her people. Queen Abla Pokou A sacrifice must be offered to the river spirits before she and her people can cross the river, but what is she willing to offer and bear the consequences? Queen Abla Pokou was an Akan princess who originated from Kumasi in modern day Ghana. She was born into royalty as her mother was the sister to the famous co-founder and Asantehene, Osei Kofi Tutu I, after the death of Osei Kofi Tutu, Dakon who was the second brother to Queen Abla Pokou and successor to the Ashanti throne was assassinated by Opoku Ware I, he began a succession war and began assassinating anyone who seemed to be a threat to his rule.Knowing that Opoku Ware would eventually come after her and her son, in the night; she gathered her loyal supporters along with her priest and journeyed to the forest where she is faced with problems and challenges. Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh was the leader of the Minos of Benin, at the early age of ten years, she began exhibiting the ability of a warrior, during a contest, she got selected to join the Minos and train as a warrior. Before she became fifteen years old, she was made the leader of the Minos where was given a special room to retire at night, Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh became known in and outside the kingdom as she would go on a quest to conquer neighboring Kingdom. This are just examples of great African warrior women, the ancient African women led most of the successful resistance against their rival Kingdoms and Colonists, they led a strategic military forces to preserve the honor and resources of their territory. Many centuries ago, these warriors played significant roles in the development of their Kingom's Political, Spiritual, Military and Economy, women like Queen Nzinga, Queen Nyabinghi, Sarraounia and many more were believed to possess spiritual powers as some were priestesses, seers, advisors and even oracles. These Queens ruled and reigned as spiritual leaders, for an instance, in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, Queen Nyabinghi is a prominent figure in the religious aspects of their beliefs, after her assassination by her cruel husband, some months later, her husband began bedridden and was faced with severe sickness, but her people believed that it was the late Queen who tormented her husband and others who tried to take her territories. Soon a cult began in her name which the worshippers honors her daily. Although her cult was practiced in some African Kingdoms, she was still popular and during mid 18th century, the Colonists declared the worship of Non-Orthodox practices forbidden but many still worshipped her and by late 18th century, her cult had expanded and reached Jamaica where a cult was created with another name but in respect to Nyabinghi. Political & Military Roles During ancient African times, women were voluntarily selected to learn about politics while some were trained in military combats. Examples of great women were; Queen Amina and Queen Nanny of the Maroons played significant roles in ensuring the security of their territories and people.
Book Synopsis Warrior Princesses Strike Back by : Sarah Eagle Heart
Download or read book Warrior Princesses Strike Back written by Sarah Eagle Heart and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Warrior Princesses Strike Back, Lakhota twin sisters Sarah Eagle Heart and Emma Eagle Heart-White recount growing up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and overcoming odds throughout their personal and professional lives. Woven throughout are self-help strategies centering women of color, that combine marginalized histories, psychological research on trauma, perspectives on "decolonial therapy," and explorations on the possibility of healing intergenerational and personal trauma"--
Download or read book Nzinga written by Moses L. Howard and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nzinga, in history and legend, is a brilliant leader during a time of violent upheaval. This fictional biography brings to life the Angolan culture in a flourishing African kingdom, now lost, where early explorers' maps of West Africa call out: "Here reigned the celebrated Queen Nzinga!"
Book Synopsis Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa by : Nwando Achebe
Download or read book Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa written by Nwando Achebe and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unapologetically African-centered monograph that reveals physical and spiritual forms and systems of female power and leadership in African cultures. Nwando Achebe’s unparalleled study documents elite females, female principles, and female spiritual entities across the African continent, from the ancient past to the present. Achebe breaks from Western perspectives, research methods, and their consequently incomplete, skewed accounts, to demonstrate the critical importance of distinctly African source materials and world views to any comprehensible African history. This means accounting for the two realities of African cosmology: the physical world of humans and the invisible realm of spiritual gods and forces. That interconnected universe allows biological men and women to become female-gendered males and male-gendered females. This phenomenon empowers the existence of particular African beings, such as female husbands, male priestesses, female kings, and female pharaohs. Achebe portrays their combined power, influence, and authority in a sweeping, African-centric narrative that leads to an analogous consideration of contemporary African women as heads of state, government officials, religious leaders, and prominent entrepreneurs.
Book Synopsis Bedtime Tales of African Queens who Slayed History by : Ornella Cleone Mogounn
Download or read book Bedtime Tales of African Queens who Slayed History written by Ornella Cleone Mogounn and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let Us Educate Our Children About Africa's Glorious History "Bedtime Tales of African Queens Who Slayed History" is an illustrated children's book featuring 33 African Warrior Queens. These stories are lovingly written in a fairy tale style, making it easy for every kid to immediately dive deep into the magical and wonderful universe of these extraordinary women who changed history forever. This is a book to learn about the adventures of Africa's true legendary queens. Women who challenged the status quo, refusing to wait on history's sidelines. Discover the stories of heroes such as: Queen Ndata Yalla of Senegal Queen mother Yaa Asantewaa of Ghana Queen Araweelo of Somalia Queen Amanirenas of Kush (Sudan) Empress Lili'uokalani of Hawaii Queen Amina of Nigeria Queen Njinga of Angola Not only will "Bedtime Tales of African Queens Who Slayed History" help inspire little girls to dream bigger, it is also a collection of wonderful art created by amazingly talented black illustrators around the world. The intention here is to shine a spotlight on black artists who are most often overlooked. This is the ideal bedside book for every kid. 33 real-life fairy tales of women who changed history. Designed to help children learn more about their past, A book that celebrates courage, wisdom, determination, love and more.
Book Synopsis Seven Amazing African Queens and Dynasties by : Pusch Commey
Download or read book Seven Amazing African Queens and Dynasties written by Pusch Commey and published by Real African Books. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Queen Mothers of empires, Warrior Queens, and mothers of humanity, African women have largely shaped the history and civilization of mankind. From the story of the Kandakes of Nubia who confronted and repelled the Greek and Roman Empires ( Augustus Caeser and Alexander the Great ) , to the indomitable Nzinga of Matamba's campaign against the Portuguese, these truly amazing women will put the reader in awe.
Book Synopsis Warrior Princess by : Princess Kasune Zulu
Download or read book Warrior Princess written by Princess Kasune Zulu and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-06-18 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After AIDS/HIV left her orphaned, Princess Kasune Zulu raised her six siblings alone and eventually tested HIV positive herself. Despite these challenges, Zulu decided early on with God's help to be a victor and not a victim. That decision would send her on a journey to advocate for orphans, vulnerable children and those suffering from HIV and AIDS which has lead from the villages of Zambia to the United Nations and beyond. This book is her hopeful and healing story.
Book Synopsis Aziza the Warrior Princess by : Favour Usifo
Download or read book Aziza the Warrior Princess written by Favour Usifo and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Aziza the Warrior Princess is one book I wish I read as a child." - Mary L. "The storybook is a blend of Western and African cultures. I love it!" - Alex V. While some people said that princess Aziza's strength was from Kalakuta, the god of war, others said her powers were rooted in her dark skin. Princess Aziza's strength was the product of determination. Every night, she trained tirelessly with her closest servant, Mustafa, in the art of war. Until her father took her training sessions to the next level. Little did she know that her last fight with her beloved trainer, Azaka, would determine if she kept her crown. The book features and celebrates cultures from some of the greatest kingdoms in Africa. From cultural elements like the rich Kente fabric of Ghana to the royal Oba attire from the Benin kingdom in Nigeria, it is a great way for African kids to stay connected to their roots. Kids from other cultures will enjoy the uniqueness of the African fairytale.
Book Synopsis 7 Amazing African Queens and Dynasties by : Pusch Commey
Download or read book 7 Amazing African Queens and Dynasties written by Pusch Commey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As mothers of humanity and warrior queens, African women have played an extraordinary role in the civilization of mankind. The story of 7 amazing African Queens and Dynasties tracks the unsung heroics of powerful African women throughout history. The illustrious Kandakes of Nubia ably fought off and annihilated their enemies, leaving behind a lost civilization in the desert sands of Meroe. The Rain Queens of Southern Africa and their matrilineal rule inspired Sir Rider Haggard's bestselling book The Adventures of She, in print for over 100 years. Yaa Asantewaa of the Ashanti rallied frightened men into battle, while Nzinga of Matamba waged a protracted war for 30 years in defense of her kingdom. The list goes on and on. The chosen 7 Queens and Dynasties in this first volume is a foretaste of many more revelations to come. This amazing history of Africa, largely untold traces the common thread of humanity from the unrivaled ancient civilization of the Nile Valley to the world as we know it. The women who played an indispensable role are resurrected in this fantastic book.
Download or read book Warrior Women written by Robert Edgerton and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When looking for historical examples of women who have fought as soldiers, one can refer--with disappointment--to the words of John Keegan, one of the world's most well-known military historians: "Women look to men to protect them from danger, and bitterly reproach them when they fail as defenders...Women do not fight."In this book, anthropologist and historian Robert Edgerton disagrees, taking as his centerpiece the women warriors of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that reached its heyday during the height of the African slave trade. In this land (now the Republic of Benin), women eventually became the elite force of the kingdom's standing army, the prime fighting force faced by the French when they defeated and colonized the region in the 1890s. This book is both a narrative history of these women and their role in Dahomian society as well as a more far-ranging refutation of the argument that warfare has always been a club "for men only."
Book Synopsis Ancient African Female Warriors by : EM. EM. Genesis
Download or read book Ancient African Female Warriors written by EM. EM. Genesis and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African women of antiquity were legendary for their beauty and power. Throughout African History, there were fearless Women who stood up and fought for their rights and those of their people. There were Women in power in many African societies.This novel contains a few of those legendary African Female Warriors. This list is by no means exhaustive. The Reader is urged to conduct extensive research on this topic.
Book Synopsis Nadife, the Warrior Princess by : Fatima KOISE
Download or read book Nadife, the Warrior Princess written by Fatima KOISE and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know African folklore had dragons? Wait until you read -Princess Nadife and The Dragon Princess Nadife was the African princess of love, beauty, war, and political power. Her prominent emblems include the lion and the six-pointed star. Princess Nadife is one of the most widely celebrated and adored princesses in Africa. Amongst many of her myths are the her taking over the domains of other Princes, Princesses and Kings. The Africans worshipped Princess Nadife as the Princess of both warfare and beauty. Unlike other princesses, whose roles were defined and whose domains were limited, Princess Nadife moved from conquest to conquest usurping lands, properties and resources. She is young, highly impetuous and ambitious. She constantly strives for more power than that allotted to her.
