Fierce and female, these 7 warriors fought their way into history. From imperial Japan to the lands of the Cheyenne, women all over the world have taken up arms in high profile conflicts of the past.

Wikimedia Commons. One of the only known onna-bugeisha (female samurais) in Japan's history, Takeko was educated in literary and martial arts before distinguishing herself in the Boshin War, a ...

The warriors of this West African kingdom were formidable—and female. In the 17th century, Dahomey flourished under the protection of its all-woman military regiment that inspired Viola Davis's ...

History is filled with stories of remarkable women who shattered societal norms to become warriors and leaders. These ...

Fictional Wonder Woman has no shortage of precedents — history offers plenty of examples of women who were fierce fighters and highly skilled military ... 12 Mighty Female Warriors. Countdowns.

That Nazi invasion galvanized her into action; she initially joined the all-female 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment and then ...

The famed female warriors of Greek legend may have had their origins in real life, according to some academics, who connect the emergence of legends about warrior women in various ancient cultures.

Armchair history buffs love to obsess about mythical societies dominated by female warriors, like Amazons and Valkyries. Let’s be clear. These findings don’t reveal an ancient matriarchy.

Women Warriors is the second season of Secret History. It first ran in 2021 under the name The Secret History: The Wild West and was a 13-part docuseries that was the brainchild of Calgary’s ...

The Women Warriors of the Russian Revolution Soldier Maria Bochkareva proposed all-female battalions, in part to shame men into continuing the fight Carolyn Harris - Historian, University of Toronto ...