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Gagoangwe (circa 1845–1924) was the Acting (Regent) Paramount Chieftess the Queen Mother^[1] or mohumagadi of the Mmanaana Kgatla and BaNgwaketse in what is now Botswana^[2]. Gagoangwe was a member of the Kwena family, a devout Christian^[3] and regent for her grandson.

Gagoangwe was the daughter of Sechele I^[4], kgosi or king of the BaKwena. Sechele I was converted to Christianity during the late 1840s through the work of David Livingstone; converting the entire BaKwena tribe, including Gagoangwe^[5]. When she was young, she put out the eye of a servant. Her father allowed the servant to put out one of her eyes in return, in accordance to the biblical Old Testament principle 'an eye for an eye'. Thereafter, she was known as the "one-eyed Queen"^[6].

Gagoangwe married her first husband, Kgosi Pulane. She later eloped with Bathoen I, who was heir to the leadership of the BaNgwaketse, in 1875. In 1890, Bathoen I and Gagoangwe remarried in a Christian marriage ceremony, legitimizing their marriage in the Christian church. She was a devout Christian and impacted Bathoen I's support of the London Missionary Society. In 1910, Bathoen I died and Gagoangwe's older son, Seepapsito II, became king. He was later killed by his own brother, Moeapsito, in 1916. Following this, Gagoangwe had her murderous son, Moeapsito, killed, and obtained control of the regency in 1923.

In 1923, Gagoangwe became the Acting Paramount Chieftess^[1] as regent for Bathoen II. She took her place as regent to preserve bogosi for her grandson. She reigned over BaNgwaketse, territory of a subgroup of the Twsana people in what is now Botswana during a crucial time for this territory. The territory was in the midst of a fight for independence against the Boers and the colonial British Empire.

Gagoangwe continued the development projects of Seeapstio II, and secured the regency for her daughter Ntebogang Ratshosa before her own death.

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Is everything in the article relevant to the topic? The last two paragraphs pertain more to slavery and its effects than the Slave Coast. A good portion of the last paragraph compares Brazilian and Portuguese culture which is quite distracting.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? Most information cited is from 2002 and earlier. This information has likely been updated in the last thirty years. Information about the specific geographic location, current exports & culture are missing as well as information about trading posts, effects, legacy and more. In comparison to the articles on the Dutch, Bristol & Atlantic slave posts, there is much more information to be gathered and published.

What else could be improved? Each paragraph should have at least one citation. On average, each paragraph has about one citation. Only three references have been used to write this post.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear to be heavily biased? The tone is neutral, heavily based on facts and it lacks bias.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented? This article doesn't seem to have any viewpoints as it is based on facts. There isn't much specific information on either the slaves or the traders.

Do the links work? Does the sources support the claims in the article? There aren't any links, all of the sources are books so I have to assume the articles support the claims.

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Not every fact is supported with a reference. The first two paragraphs particularly lack references. Since none of the references are websites, I can't check any of them.

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are concerns about a lack of specificity when discussing slaves traveling against their will. There's also concern that this article was rooted in racism due to the lack of strong language that would condemn slavery. Another conversation brings up a concern that I had: the exact region/location is never actually named.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Start-class & mid-importance. It's part of WikiProject Nigeria as well as WikiProject African diaspora

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It doesn't, it just doesn't shed much light on the Slave Coast. I learned more from our homework than from this article and we glazed lightly over the topic. If I wanted to learn more details about the Slave Coast, this wouldn't be the place to learn about it.

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