Magatte: He is one of the apprentices.
Maimouna: She is a blind neighbour of Dieynaba and a mother of twins whose father no one knows. She has talent in singing and people often stop by to hear her sing. The third chapter of the novel is named after her. Despite her blindness, she decides to show her solidarity to the women by joining them in the march to Dakar.
Mame Sofi: She is an elderly woman and a wife to an unnamed husband. Like Ramatoulaye, she is a model of an Amazon. But unlike Ramatoulaye, Mame Sofi does not seem to temper her strength with intelligence and discretion. She seems to react to every issue rather emotionally. She lacks the calm and calculative spirit found in Ramatoulaye. She attacks every issue without a careful scrutiny. She is at the centre of most of the attacks by the women in the novel. She is brave and bold. Not much is said about her family—her husband and her children. This shows that Mame Sofi is an independent woman. She is compassionate. In fact, it is the compassion she has for Ramatoulaye that makes her risk her life by accompany her to the police station.