Women Warriors in History : 1,622 Biographies Worldwide from the Bronze Age to the Present, Paperback by Snodgrass, Mary Ellen, ISBN 1476693056, ISBN-13 9781476693057, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
""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 andrisk-takers swept up in fierce crises."-Provided by publisher"--