Daba Fall's husband, Abou, believes in equality between spouses. He helps Daba recover some of her father's possessions after Moudou Fall's death.
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Ramatoulaye's best friend, Aissatou, is also an educated woman. When her husband took a second wife, Aissatou refused to condone his actions. She divorced him and sought power in her own right. When Ramatoulaye writes to her, Aissatou is working for the Senegalese embassy in the United States, overseeing her sons' education, and proving her independence. The daughter of a goldsmith, Aissatou had always been defiant. She married Mawdo Bâ, a man of a higher caste, despite the disapproval of his family. Later, she refuses to listen to the naysayers who claim that her sons will be irretrievably hurt by her divorce. She.....
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