The magazine was originally conceived in 1957 as Femmes de Soleil (Sun women) but was renamed and the first issue was published in 1964.

[3][4] It was produced on a voluntary basis at Abdoulaye Diop's printshop, the first private printing press in Senegal, remaining independent from state or religious influence.

In 1972, Michel de Breteuil offered to buy the magazine, but the team refused, preferring to maintain independence and distance from French influence.

In 2017, all nineteen issues of the magazine were digitized by the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire-Cheikh Anta Diop (IFAN) and made available online as part of the Global Challenges research project run by the University of Bristol and the Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3 in partnership with the National Archives of Senegal in Dakar.

An exhibition was organised from November 2017 to January 2018 at the Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum in Dakar and subsequently in Montpellier and Bordeaux.