History paints war out to be a man's business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen. This biographical dictionary tells the story of the females who armed themselves against threats to self, family, home and country. Spanning 17 periods of world history, it compiles the daring deeds of 1,622 female fighters, from Bronze Age archers and Viking raiders, to helicopter pilots and commanders of aircraft carriers. Entries summarize heroes such as the Old Testament judge Deborah, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Aisha, Mary…mehr
History paints war out to be a man's business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen. This biographical dictionary tells the story of the females who armed themselves against threats to self, family, home and country. Spanning 17 periods of world history, it compiles the daring deeds of 1,622 female fighters, from Bronze Age archers and Viking raiders, to helicopter pilots and commanders of aircraft carriers. Entries summarize heroes such as the Old Testament judge Deborah, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Aisha, Mary Spencer-Churchill, Calamity Jane, Cleopatra VII, Molly Pitcher, Aung San Suu Kyi and-- surprisingly-- Julia Child. Included are the famous stands the unheralded scrappers and risk-takers took up in fierce crises.
Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 35 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women's and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Bronze Age, 3300-1200 bce Iron Age, 1200 bce-500 ce Middle Ages, 400-1400 Viking Age, 770-1066 High Middle Ages, 1000-1300 The Crusades, 1096-1291 Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500 Renaissance, 1400-1600 Early Modern Era, 1600-1750 Early Modern Civil Wars, 1640-1804 Colonial Wars and Revolutions, 1700-1850 Napoleonic Era, 1793-1815 Wars of Independence, 1815-1825 American Civil War, April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865 The Great War, 1914-1918 World War II, September 1, 1939-September 2, 1945 Afghan War, October 15, 1999-September 11, 2021 Glossary Appendix A: Warriors by Birthplace and Time Appendix B: Warriors by Role Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Bronze Age, 3300-1200 bce Iron Age, 1200 bce-500 ce Middle Ages, 400-1400 Viking Age, 770-1066 High Middle Ages, 1000-1300 The Crusades, 1096-1291 Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500 Renaissance, 1400-1600 Early Modern Era, 1600-1750 Early Modern Civil Wars, 1640-1804 Colonial Wars and Revolutions, 1700-1850 Napoleonic Era, 1793-1815 Wars of Independence, 1815-1825 American Civil War, April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865 The Great War, 1914-1918 World War II, September 1, 1939-September 2, 1945 Afghan War, October 15, 1999-September 11, 2021 Glossary Appendix A: Warriors by Birthplace and Time Appendix B: Warriors by Role Bibliography Index
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