Queen Ndate Yalla Mbodj: Senegalese Queen leading the Resistance against...
In 1855, when the French arrived to colonize Senegal, the first power of resistance they encountered was a woman. Her name was: Ndate Yalla Mbodj. While in France, women were not recognized as citizens...
View Article1850s Correspondence of Ndate Yalla Mbodj to the French Governor of Senegal
I would like to share with you letters from Ndate Yalla Mbodj, the last Lingeer (Queen) of the Waalo, addressed to the French Governor of Senegal in the 1850s. These are treasures from history, and I...
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