1723-Nov 17.: The Women’s Protest in Le Cap: A crowd of one hundred women led by Sagona attacks the Maison de l’Afrique in Le Cap.

1723-Nov 17.: The Women’s Protest in Le Cap: A crowd of one hundred women led by Sagona attacks the Maison de l’Afrique in Le Cap. This protest targeted the exclusive trading privileges of the Company of the Indies during a period of economic tension. Nuance: This was a protest against the Company of the Indies’ monopoly on the slave trade and the rising cost of living. It shows that the “security” of the colony was threatened by enslaved people and also by urban dwellers and free women who challenged the state’s economic control over basic commerce and human labor.