Rosina Boakye's post on Goodwall - Born around 1840, Nana Yaa Asantewaa 's bravery hit the spark of Ghana's independence just over a century later. The Queen mother of Ejisu turned a warrior to fight the British in the war of the Golden Stool and earned an enduring place in Ghana's history. Nana Yaa Asantewaa remains a much-loved figure in Asante’s history and the history of Ghana as a whole for the courage she showed in confronting injustice during the colonialism of the British.