Women Warriors in History - 1,622 Biographies Worldwide from the Bronze Age to the Present

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 1,622 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.

Sommario

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Bronze Age, 3300-1200 bce

Iron Age, 1200 bce-500 ce

Middle Ages, 400-1400

Viking Age, 770-1066

High Middle Ages, 1000-1300

The Crusades, 1096-1291

Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500

Renaissance, 1400-1600

Early Modern Era, 1600-1750

Early Modern Civil Wars, 1640-1804

Colonial Wars and Revolutions, 1700-1850

Napoleonic Era, 1793-1815

Wars of Independence, 1815-1825

American Civil War, April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865

The Great War, 1914-1918

World War II, September 1, 1939-September 2, 1945

Afghan War, October 15, 1999-September 11, 2021

Glossary

Appendix A: Warriors by Birthplace and Time

Appendix B: Warriors by Role

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 35 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women's and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Snodgrass Mary Ellen
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.12.2023
• EAN: 9781476693057
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-9305-7
• Pagine: 513
• Dimensioni: 178 mm x 254 mm x 26 mm
• Peso: 885 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Collected biographies, Biography: historical, political & military, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, Dictionaries of biography, Dictionaries Of Biography (Who's Who)