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They fought with songs, not swords. ✊🏾🌿 The untold story of the 1929 Aba Women's War, one of the first major challenges to British rule in Africa.

This is the powerful true story of the Women's War, also known as the Aba Women's Riot. When a rumor spread that the British colonial government was planning to TAX the women of Igbo land, tens of thousands of mothers, farmers, and market traders rose up in a unified revolt.

Witness how they used traditional tactics like "sitting on a man," wearing war regalia, and mass protests to confront the Warrant Chiefs and colonial officers. This historic event led to tragedy, with British forces opening fire on unarmed protestors, but it ultimately ended the corrupt Warrant Chief system.

A story of female empowerment, anti-colonial resistance, and the incredible power of collective action.

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To dive deeper into this pivotal event, we recommend:

"The Aba Women's Riot" by Historian Professor Judith Van Allen

The Nigerian National Archives

"Women and the Nigerian Civil War" by Dr. Gloria Chuku