Benin's 'Woman King' in Movies, Real Life

The Woman King is an African story told in the form of a Hollywood historical movie.

《女王長劍》是一個以好萊塢歷史片形式講述的非洲故事。

The movie has won praise for its acting, directing, and for dealing with the idea of female political power.

這部電影因其表演、導演以及對女性政治權力這一主題的探討而廣受讚譽。

In the movie, women, led by General Nanisca, fight a war that men cannot.

在電影中，由納尼斯卡將軍率領的女性打了一場男人打不了的仗。

The film takes place in the 1800s in the Kingdom of Dahomey.

影片的故事發生在19世紀的達荷美王國。

Today the same area is known as Abomey.

如今，同一地區被稱為阿波美。

Nan Zognidi is the present-day queen mother of Abomey.

南·佐尼迪是阿波美現任的太后。

She said she teaches young people the same values that the female warriors did: Girls are equal to boys.

她說，她向年輕人傳授和女戰士們一樣的價值觀：女孩與男孩是平等的。

Girls are as able and competent as boys.

女孩和男孩一樣能幹、一樣有能力。

"They have the same abilities and the same competencies as boys," she said.

她說：「她們和男孩有同樣的能力、同樣的本領。」

Zognidi's position of queen mother is fully ceremonial.

佐尼迪的太后身分完全是禮儀性的。

It helps bring foreign visitors to the area.

它有助於吸引外國遊客來到這一地區。

But before she became queen mother, Zognidi was a women's rights activist.

但在成為太后之前，佐尼迪是一名女權運動人士。

Now, she runs a program to teach girls trades that support financial independence.

現在，她主持一個計畫，教女孩們學習有助於經濟獨立的手藝。

She teaches the history and culture of Benin.

她教授貝南的歷史和文化。

She also teaches leadership to young people.

她還向年輕人傳授領導力。

She said the queen mother taught her how to work on political activities for women's empowerment.

她說，太后教會了她如何為提升女性地位推動政治活動。

In the city of Cotonou, a statue of one of Abomey's female warriors was first shown earlier this year.

今年稍早，阿波美一位女戰士的雕像在科托努市首次亮相。

The United Nations has said Africa needs more of the examples set by the female warriors of Abomey.

聯合國表示，非洲需要更多像阿波美女戰士那樣的榜樣。

That statement comes from U.N.

這一說法來自U.N.

Women, an arm of the United Nations dedicated to female empowerment.

Women（聯合國婦女署），這是聯合國專門致力於增強女性權能的機構。

She noted that, in Africa, women make up 25 percent of the elected assembly.

她指出，在非洲，女性占民選議會議員的百分之二十五。

That number is less than the 30 percent target set by the U.N. in 1995.

這一數字低於聯合國1995年設定的百分之三十的目標。

And it is below the 50 percent that many consider the final goal.

也低於許多人視為最終目標的百分之五十。

Marion Ogeto is a human rights lawyer who works with Equality Now, a non-profit group that advocates female empowerment.

瑪麗恩·奧蓋托是一名人權律師，與倡導女性賦權的非營利組織「平等就是現在」合作。

She said the female warriors of Abomey are inspiring.

她說，阿波美的女戰士們激勵人心。

"This community was way ahead of its time by advocating for an army that is all and only women,” said Ogeto.

「這個群體提倡一支全部由女性組成的軍隊，遠遠走在了時代前面，」奧蓋托說。

The queen mother, Zognidi, thinks the most important lesson Abomey's warriors teach is that "everything that men can do, women can do today.

太后佐尼迪認為，阿波美女戰士給人的最重要的啟示是：「男人能做的一切，如今女人也都能做。

We can't say that women are weak, it is wrong."

我們不能說女人軟弱，這是錯誤的。」

Women, she said, are as strong as men.

她說，女性和男性一樣強大。