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The Woman King: In the footsteps of Benin's Tassi Hangbé

In the Footsteps of the Warrior Queen is a journey to the heart of Benin's ancient Kingdom of Dahomey, where a great warrior queen, Tassi Hangbé, once led an all female army of women warriors, known as 'Amazons'. Benin's formidable lawyer and four-time presidential candidate, Marie Elise Gbedo, leads us to her country's past, where powerful women conquered and instilled fear, and questions the future of her country, where 70% of women today are victims of domestic violence.

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25 minutes