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Women's market networks challenge warrant-chief authority

Before the full Women's War, southeastern women's networks already monitored prices, courts, and male-appointed chiefs.

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1928

Women's market networks challenge warrant-chief authority

Before the full Women's War, southeastern women's networks already monitored prices, courts, and male-appointed chiefs.

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Before the full Women's War, southeastern women's networks already monitored prices, courts, and male-appointed chiefs. Their capacity for collective action was underestimated by colonial officials.

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