Contest Entry; Contest of the Old Days that motivated me growing up

As an ashanti, growing up i heard lots and lots of stories about my tribe and culture which taught me many lessons and motivated me in lots of ways even shaped my thoughts and ideologies and groomed me to be a strong independent woman.

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One of such stories is the story of Yaa Asantewaa the Lady Warrior and Queen Mother of Ejisu who stood up at a time when men were afraid to stand and fight for their nation and conquered where men couldn't. Her story is one of the popular ones when you visit Ghana.

It was during the early times around 1400 when the first world wars took place and states such as Britain, Portugal and France were colonizing countries of the african descent and using their military force to fuel their regime.

At such time the British Army came to the then Gold Coast and in the heart of that soverign nation was Ashanti Kingdom rule by our King Prempeh at that time if my history memory serves me right.

During the process of battle between the Ashanti Kingdom and the army troops of Britain there came a time where our King was captured and the golden stool of the Ashantis which is believed to possess the power and soul of the kingdom was demanded.

Due to the capture of the King, the men were afraid to stand against this demand and it was during this time that the Queen mother of Ejisu stood up against his demand and led an elite troop to fight the british army as they tried to get into the kingdom to force their demands and this motivated the men to rally behind her.

Although the battle was won the war was lost but it was one story for the girl child at that time that was powerful and motivational at a time where ladies were believed to belong to the kitchen. This story brought lots of change in the lives of many females and it is this story that i share today with you and i hope you also got something out of it.

Thank you for reading