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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women soldiers--Biography.

Women soldiers.

Women and war--History.

Women and war.

Women in war--History.

Women in war.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (654 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

""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 names and 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. Along with the famous stand the unheralded scrappers and risk-takers swept up in fierce crises."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

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 Role

Appendix B: Warriors by Birthplace and Time

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Snodgrass, Mary Ellen Women Warriors in History

ISBN:

1-4766-5032-2

OCLC:

1416007992