Posts Tagged ‘women warriors’
New Discoveries of Ancient Women Warriors, or Old Bones Revisited
Earlier this week, a news item about the discovery of an ancient woman warrior appeared in my news feed.* Here’s the link if you’re interested: https://bit.ly/2N25WHJ. The story will sound familiar to anyone who’s been paying attention to this kind of thing in recent years: Russian archaeologists discovered the remains in what is now Siberia…
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Rafaela Herrera Takes on the British Fleet
In my experience, once a subject has grabbed me by the throat and said “Pay attention to me, dang it!” it never really goes away. I continue to stumble over new stories related to the topic, or at least interesting bits long after I’ve written a blog post or article or book on the idea.…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Vicky Alvear Shechter
Vicky Alvear Shechter has been on my radar since the days when we both contributed posts to the late, lamented group history blog Wonders and Marvels.* When I learned that she had written a book titled Warrior Queens, which introduces pre-teens to little-known ancient queens who took up arms against invaders and enemies, it was…
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