In feudal Japan, the Onna-Bugeisha were fierce female warriors who defied gender norms to fight alongside samurai. Trained in combat and honor-bound like their male counterparts, they defended castles ...

What does it sound like when women rise? When their voices unite in a single, powerful, anthem? The answer can be heard on the streets of the Downtown Eastside each year at events like the ...

Amazons, Greek Warrior Women. Credit: Carole Raddato / Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 Women warriors appear in myths across the world. According to Greek mythology, the Amazons were a group of female soldiers ...

The ancients believed as Homer’s Iliad claimed, that “war will be men’s business.” In the eyes of the (male) contemporary historians, female warriors were aberrations and often remembered as ...

For centuries, historians and archaeologists have debated the role of women in medieval warfare. While men were often depicted as warriors, evidence of women buried with weapons has occasionally ...

He is also certain to face questions about women and war. “We should not have women in combat roles,” he said in a recent podcast. He acknowledged that women had served “amazingly” in ...

Kayla Harrison was the first American to win Olympic Gold in Judo (NewMediaWire) - November 20, 2024 - Glendale, Calif. - Martial arts, once perceived as a male-dominated domain, has undergone a ...

The coaching staff challenged the team to make the video, entitled “Female Warrior,” after they found there weren’t a lot of videos about female athletes. Sometimes as a team, we were watching videos ...

The female and male warriors prepare for battle in Dragon Quest III (1988), Enix ... said preview offered players a brief profile of each of the game’s available classes – Hero (otherwise known as the ...

The warrior was buried with a cache of weapons, exquisite clothing, and two horses and was subsequently assessed to be a high-ranking and esteemed gentleman Viking — until a 2017 DNA test revealed ...

Secret History Women Warriors is a riveting 13-episode docu/drama series that uncovers the historical contributions of Indigenous women across Turtle Island over the past 300 years. This powerful ...