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An island where women rule

November 11, 2022

In the Bijago tribe, women are the head of the family. They choose their husbands, inherit property, and have economic autonomy. The Bijagos archipelago off the coast of Ginea-Bissau was never fully colonized, and kept its culture intact.

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