Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Women Warriors in History

Here is an interesting article that explores women warriors in European history. It barely touches on one key issue, though: cross-dressing. Plenty of women have passed as men, and those were least likely to be written about because they tended to divert attention from themselves.
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  • 4 comments
jolantru

jolantru

April 7 2009, 03:05:36 UTC 12 years ago

Oh wow wow wow! I recognize half of the references there - I used them in my dissertation. And the pictures - brought back memories too. Bookmarked for future reading! :)
elionwyr

elionwyr

April 7 2009, 06:16:33 UTC 12 years ago

Have you seen this? It's a fascinating read.

http://www.amazon.com/Women-Sailors-Untold-Maritime-History/dp/0375500413
mtrose2

heh

mtrose2

April 7 2009, 14:22:28 UTC 12 years ago

"Plenty of women have passed as men, and those were least likely to be written about because they tended to divert attention from themselves."

That's actually how they caught Joan of Arc in the end, because they couldn't make her incriminate herself during her trial. Just a random factoid.
whuffle

whuffle

April 7 2009, 14:30:56 UTC 12 years ago

Thanks so much for posting this exactly when i needed to read it! I'm working on a story about a female warrior and having examples of some is wonderful inspiratin