- [I] #xref [[female fighters]] ### West African Amazons defended children > Houédanou was a teenager when the Amazon died. Memories surge when she smells a certain mustard spice. Navifovo cooked for neighborhood kids. They ran to the house when they were in trouble. > > “Their parents couldn’t beat them here,” Houédanou said, grinning. “Even before we started talking about ‘human rights,’ Navifovo wouldn’t allow it.” > > She laughed. “Everyone knew the old lady would win the fight.” - [[The Amazons of Dahomey by Danielle Paquette#West African Amazons defended children|View in Vault]]