A Woman to Know: Yaa Asantewaa

I shall call upon my fellow women. We will fight! — Yaa Asantewaa

I shall call upon my fellow women. We will fight! — Yaa Asantewaa

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In 1896, the Ashanti Confederacy, the people of the country now known as Ghana, planned a rebellion against British invaders. The colonizers were intent on creating a “Gold Coast” colony and ending centuries of Ashanti rule. Yaa Asentawaa was then reigning as t…