| Description |
233 pages ; 24 cm. |
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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. |
| Summary |
"From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, Women Warrior reclaims lost stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor, debunking the pervasive claim that women do not, and should not, fight"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Women and war.
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Women soldiers -- Biography.
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HISTORY / Military / General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Toler, Pamela D. Women warriors Boston : Beacon Press, 2019 9780807064641 (DLC) 2018034228 |
| ISBN |
9780807064320 |
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0807064327 |
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