The Ghanaian warrior queen who went to battle to defend the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool.Yaa Asantewaa was born in Besease in 1840, the daughter of Kwaku Ampoma and Ata Po. Afrane, her sibling, was the chief of Ejisu. She grew up farming the area around Boankra. She married a polygamous guy from Kumasi, with whom … Continue reading The Ghanaian warrior queen who went to battle to defend the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool.