The Resource Women warriors : an unexpected history, Pamela D. Toler
Women warriors : an unexpected history, Pamela D. Toler
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- Summary
- "Who says women don't go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor. * The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they did it and what happened when they stepped out of their traditional female roles to take on other identities. * These are the stories of women who fought because they wanted to, because they had to, or because they could. Among the warriors you'll meet are * Tomyris, ruler of the Massagetae, who killed Cyrus the Great of Persia when he sought to invade her lands * The West African ruler Amina of Hausa, who led her warriors in a campaign of territorial expansion for more than 30 years * Boudica, who led the Celtic tribes of Britain into a massive rebellion against the Roman Empire to avenge the rapes of her daughters * The Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who led an untrained army of 80,000 troops to drive the Chinese empire out of Vietnam * The Joshigun, a group of 30 combat-trained Japanese women who fought against the forces of the Meiji emperor in the late 19th century * Lakshmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi, who was regarded as the "bravest and best" military leader in the 1857 Indian Mutiny against British rule * Maria Bochkareva, who commanded Russia's first all-female battalion--the First Women's Battalion of Death--during WWII * Dr. James Barry (nee Margaret Buckley), who served as a doctor in the British army in the 19th century, during which time she performed the first ever caesarean section * Buffalo Calf Road Woman, the Cheyenne warrior who knocked General Custer off his horse at the Battle of Little Bighorn * Juana Azurduy de Padilla, a mestiza warrior who fought in at least 16 major battles against colonizers of Latin America and who is a national hero in Bolivia and Argentina today * And many more spanning from ancient times through the 20th century. By considering the ways in which their presence has been erased from history, Toler reveals that women have always fought--not in spite of being women but because they are women."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 233 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: "Women Do Not Fight"
- Chapter One : Don't Mess with Mama
- Chapter Two: Her Father's Daughter
- CHECKPOINT: Her Mother's Daughter
- Chapter Three: The Widow's Rampage
- Chapter Four: The Most Powerful Piece on the Chessboard
- CHECKPOINT: Queen in All but Name
- Chapter Five: Joan of Arc of [Fill in the Blank]
- Chapter Six: Wo-manning the Ramparts
- CHECKPOINT: Molly Pitcher(s)?
- Chapter Seven: In Disguise
- Chapter Eight: No Disguise Needed
- CHECKPOINT: Was She or Wasn't She
- Isbn
- 9780807064320
- Label
- Women warriors : an unexpected history
- Title
- Women warriors
- Title remainder
- an unexpected history
- Statement of responsibility
- Pamela D. Toler
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Who says women don't go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor. * The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they did it and what happened when they stepped out of their traditional female roles to take on other identities. * These are the stories of women who fought because they wanted to, because they had to, or because they could. Among the warriors you'll meet are * Tomyris, ruler of the Massagetae, who killed Cyrus the Great of Persia when he sought to invade her lands * The West African ruler Amina of Hausa, who led her warriors in a campaign of territorial expansion for more than 30 years * Boudica, who led the Celtic tribes of Britain into a massive rebellion against the Roman Empire to avenge the rapes of her daughters * The Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who led an untrained army of 80,000 troops to drive the Chinese empire out of Vietnam * The Joshigun, a group of 30 combat-trained Japanese women who fought against the forces of the Meiji emperor in the late 19th century * Lakshmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi, who was regarded as the "bravest and best" military leader in the 1857 Indian Mutiny against British rule * Maria Bochkareva, who commanded Russia's first all-female battalion--the First Women's Battalion of Death--during WWII * Dr. James Barry (nee Margaret Buckley), who served as a doctor in the British army in the 19th century, during which time she performed the first ever caesarean section * Buffalo Calf Road Woman, the Cheyenne warrior who knocked General Custer off his horse at the Battle of Little Bighorn * Juana Azurduy de Padilla, a mestiza warrior who fought in at least 16 major battles against colonizers of Latin America and who is a national hero in Bolivia and Argentina today * And many more spanning from ancient times through the 20th century. By considering the ways in which their presence has been erased from history, Toler reveals that women have always fought--not in spite of being women but because they are women."--
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- collective biography
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- Toler, Pamela D
- Dewey number
- 355.0092/52
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UB416
- LC item number
- .T65 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Women and war
- Women soldiers
- Women and war
- Women soldiers
- Label
- Women warriors : an unexpected history, Pamela D. Toler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Introduction: "Women Do Not Fight" -- Chapter One : Don't Mess with Mama -- Chapter Two: Her Father's Daughter -- CHECKPOINT: Her Mother's Daughter -- Chapter Three: The Widow's Rampage -- Chapter Four: The Most Powerful Piece on the Chessboard -- CHECKPOINT: Queen in All but Name -- Chapter Five: Joan of Arc of [Fill in the Blank] -- Chapter Six: Wo-manning the Ramparts -- CHECKPOINT: Molly Pitcher(s)? -- Chapter Seven: In Disguise -- Chapter Eight: No Disguise Needed -- CHECKPOINT: Was She or Wasn't She
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 233 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807064320
- Lccn
- 2018028811
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- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1038225486
- Label
- Women warriors : an unexpected history, Pamela D. Toler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- Contents
- Introduction: "Women Do Not Fight" -- Chapter One : Don't Mess with Mama -- Chapter Two: Her Father's Daughter -- CHECKPOINT: Her Mother's Daughter -- Chapter Three: The Widow's Rampage -- Chapter Four: The Most Powerful Piece on the Chessboard -- CHECKPOINT: Queen in All but Name -- Chapter Five: Joan of Arc of [Fill in the Blank] -- Chapter Six: Wo-manning the Ramparts -- CHECKPOINT: Molly Pitcher(s)? -- Chapter Seven: In Disguise -- Chapter Eight: No Disguise Needed -- CHECKPOINT: Was She or Wasn't She
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 233 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807064320
- Lccn
- 2018028811
- Media category
- unmediated
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