Women Warriors in History

<p> 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 1622 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.</p>