Here, for the first time, she met and coexisted with unmarried men on equal terms, and with equal rights. She adapted herself to guerrilla activities with remarkable speed and effectiveness. It was a heady experience: “The woman ceased to be a mere complement for the man. Indeed it might be said that she had pulled up her roots through her own exertions,” says Fanon.

XREF: Connects to Fanon's writings on decolonization and the transformative potential of revolutionary struggle on gender relations.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 1233