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- Title
Mesdames Tirailleurs and Indirect Clients: West African Women and the French Colonial Army, 1908-1918.
- Authors
Zimmerman, Sarah
- Abstract
The article discusses the mesdames tirailleurs, or West African women who accompanied West African male soldiers in French forces known as tirailleurs sénégalais in their campaigns, focusing on the years 1908 to 1918. It explores the role of these women during the French conquest of Morocco and during World War I. The author comments on the legal status of these women as wives. She also reflects on how the mesdames tirailleurs raised children and sought governmental assistance and how the French military regulated disputes and marital fidelity.
- Subjects
FRANCE; AFRICA; WOMEN in war; WOMEN; WEST Africans; WORLD War I &; women; BLACK military personnel; 20TH century French military history; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY
- Publication
International Journal of African Historical Studies, 2011, Vol 44, Issue 2, p299
- ISSN
0361-7882
- Publication type
Article