History is filled with stories of remarkable women who shattered societal norms to become warriors and leaders. These courageous figures took command on the battlefield, challenged the patriarchy ...

Toler, author of the book Women Warriors: An Unexpected History, says it’s important to know the full story of the all-female regiment of warriors who existed from the late 1600s to the early 1900s.

Women Warriors: An Unexpected History Pamela D. Toler. Beacon, $28.95 (248p) ISBN 978-0-8070-6432-0. A woman’s place is on the battlefield, according to this rousing if scattershot history of ...

Book Review: Women Warriors in History: 1,622 Biographies Worldwide from the Bronze Age to the Present. Archives. Latest; Most Read; ATTRITION: The Vanishing Volunteers; ... and many other works, ...

Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat, by Sarah Percy, Basic Books, 432 pages, $40. Basic Books ...

Prince William hails a group of all-women wildlife warriors working to protect part of the Amazon in Brazil on the series ...

For instance, in "Gesta Danorum," a semifictional history of Denmark by Saxo Grammaticus (who lived circa 1150 to 1220), the warrior woman Lagertha travels with a group of women dressed as men ...

At its peak, the all-female regiment had an impressive number of 8,000 warriors. Advertisement At least initially, the king of Dahomey recruited the Agodjie from royal women who were considered ...

She performs Women Warriors, where she portrays historical figures from her book. Each portrayal is 20 minutes in length, which allows her to tailor performances to the times allotted.