Ebook {Epub PDF} Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler

Who says women don't go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor. The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only 4/5(10). 8 rows ·  · Women Warriors: An Unexpected History: Author: Pamela D. Toler: Edition: illustrated: 4/5(10). Toler, Pamela D. Women Warriors: An Unexpected History. Beacon. Feb. p. illus. notes. index. ISBN $ ; ebk. ISBN HIST. More women, Toler (The Heroines of Mercy Street) wants her readers to understand, have fought in battles than we’ll ever know. By the author’s own account, the women.

Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler My rating: of 5 stars. I received this book via LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program in exchange for an honest review. The phrase warrior women evokes many images, most with "boob" armor as a prominent feature however history tells a different story. "9 women warriors through history," National Geographic, book feature "Pamela D. Toler's Women Warriors: An Unexpected History," Page 99 (blog), feature "7 Books That Celebrate History's Forgotten Women, Because Their Names Deserve To Be Known," Bustle, included in reading roundup "Women Warriors: Pamela Toler Carol J. Adams," Open Stacks, podcast interview. Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler. Overview - In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they did it and what happened when they stepped out of their traditional female roles to take on other identities.

Toler, Pamela D. Women Warriors: An Unexpected History. Beacon. Feb. p. illus. notes. index. ISBN $ ; ebk. ISBN HIST. More women, Toler (The Heroines of Mercy Street) wants her readers to understand, have fought in battles than we’ll ever know. By the author’s own account, the women. The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they did it and what happened when they stepped out of their traditional female roles to take. Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler covers millennia of historical records and new archaeological discoveries from Shang China to modern day examining the women who went into battle in numerous ways. Toler covers not only the more famous warriors like B.