SettingsWomen in war
Adele Ann Wilby
Adele Ann Wilby or Adele Balasingham is the Australian born former leader of the women’s wing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam of Sri Lanka.
Adele Ann Wilby or Adele Balasingham is the Australian born former leader of the women’s wing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam of Sri Lanka.
Amazon feminism
Amazon feminism is a branch of feminism that emphasizes female physical prowess as a means to achieve the goal of gender equality.
Amazon feminism is a branch of feminism that emphasizes female physical prowess as a means to achieve the goal of gender equality.
Berty Albrecht
Berty Albrecht was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893.
Berty Albrecht was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893.
Camp follower
Camp-follower is a term used to identify civilians and their children who follow armies.
Camp-follower is a term used to identify civilians and their children who follow armies.
Comfort Freeman
Comfort M. Freeman is a peace activist in Liberia.
Comfort M. Freeman is a peace activist in Liberia.
Constance Markievicz
Constance Georgine Markievicz, Countess Markievicz was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette and socialist.
Constance Georgine Markievicz, Countess Markievicz was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette and socialist.
Constance Markiewicz
Constance Georgine Markiewicz, Countess Markiewicz (née Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927) was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette and ...
Constance Georgine Markiewicz, Countess Markiewicz (née Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927) was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette and ...
Cécile Fatiman
Cécile Fatiman (fl. 1791), was a Haitian vodou priestess, a mambo (Voodoo).
Cécile Fatiman (fl. 1791), was a Haitian vodou priestess, a mambo (Voodoo).
Dasha from Sevastopol
Darya Lavrentyevna Mikhailova was a Russian nurse during the siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War, from which she became better known by the name Dasha of Sevastopol.
Darya Lavrentyevna Mikhailova was a Russian nurse during the siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War, from which she became better known by the name Dasha of Sevastopol.
Dorothy Macardle
Dorothy Macardle ( 2 February 1889 - 23 December 1958) was an Irish author and historian.
Dorothy Macardle ( 2 February 1889 - 23 December 1958) was an Irish author and historian.
Dédée Bazile
Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile (fl.
Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile (fl.
Elizabeth Lilburne
Elizabeth Lilburne, born Elizabeth Dewell, was a Leveller and the wife of John Lilburne.
Elizabeth Lilburne, born Elizabeth Dewell, was a Leveller and the wife of John Lilburne.
Evelyn Grubb
Evelyn Grubb was the wife of an American Vietnam War Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war, she was also a co-founder and then later served as the national coordinator of the National Lea...
Evelyn Grubb was the wife of an American Vietnam War Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war, she was also a co-founder and then later served as the national coordinator of the National Lea...
Fariba Nawa
Fariba Nawa (born 1973) is an Afghan-American freelance journalist who grew up in both Herat and Lashgargah in Afghanistan as well as Fremont, California.
Fariba Nawa (born 1973) is an Afghan-American freelance journalist who grew up in both Herat and Lashgargah in Afghanistan as well as Fremont, California.
Florence Green
Florence Beatrice Green (née Patterson; 19 February 1901 – 4 February 2012) was the last surviving veteran of the First World War.
Florence Beatrice Green (née Patterson; 19 February 1901 – 4 February 2012) was the last surviving veteran of the First World War.
Gioconda Belli
Gioconda Belli (born December 9, 1948 in Managua, Nicaragua) is an author, novelist and renowned Nicaraguan poet.
Gioconda Belli (born December 9, 1948 in Managua, Nicaragua) is an author, novelist and renowned Nicaraguan poet.
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru.
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru.
Joanne Herring
Joanne Herring (born July 3, 1929) is a Houston socialite, political activist, businesswoman, and former talk show host.
Joanne Herring (born July 3, 1929) is a Houston socialite, political activist, businesswoman, and former talk show host.
Jovanka Broz
Jovanka Budisavljević Broz is the former First Lady of Yugoslavia and the widow of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito.
Jovanka Budisavljević Broz is the former First Lady of Yugoslavia and the widow of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito.
Julia, Lady Inglis
The Honourable Julia Selina, Lady Inglis, was the daughter of Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford and the wife of Major-General Sir John Eardley Inglis who commanded the British troops at th...
The Honourable Julia Selina, Lady Inglis, was the daughter of Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford and the wife of Major-General Sir John Eardley Inglis who commanded the British troops at th...
Katrina Hodge
Corporal Katrina Hodge is a serving member of the British Army from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent in south-east England who was Miss England 2009.
Corporal Katrina Hodge is a serving member of the British Army from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent in south-east England who was Miss England 2009.
Lathgertha
Lathgertha joined Ragnar's forces in the ensuing battle, leaving a strong impression upon Ragnar.
Lathgertha joined Ragnar's forces in the ensuing battle, leaving a strong impression upon Ragnar.
Leymah Gbowee
Leymah Roberta Gbowee (born 1 February 1972) is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's peace movement that brought an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003.
Leymah Roberta Gbowee (born 1 February 1972) is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's peace movement that brought an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003.
Lois Orr
Lois Orr, also known as Louise Cusick, Lois Cusick and Lois Culter, born in the Jewish hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, lived in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, where she wa...
Lois Orr, also known as Louise Cusick, Lois Cusick and Lois Culter, born in the Jewish hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, lived in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, where she wa...
Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women
The Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women was initially established in 1977 under the name Association of Women Concerned about National Crisis.
The Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women was initially established in 1977 under the name Association of Women Concerned about National Crisis.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata (, also ; Attic Greek:, "Army-disbander") is one of the few surviving plays written by Aristophanes.
Lysistrata (, also ; Attic Greek:, "Army-disbander") is one of the few surviving plays written by Aristophanes.
Malalai Anaa
Malalai of Maiwand (د معيړند ملالۍ), also known as Malalai (Pashto:ملاله) or Malalai Anaa (Pashto: ملالۍ انا, meaning Malalai the "grandma") is a national folk ...
Malalai of Maiwand (د معيړند ملالۍ), also known as Malalai (Pashto:ملاله) or Malalai Anaa (Pashto: ملالۍ انا, meaning Malalai the "grandma") is a national folk ...
Malalai of Maiwand
Malalai of Maiwand, also known as Malalai or Malalai Anaa is a national folk hero of Afghanistan who rallied the Pashtun army against the British troops at the 1880 Battle of Maiwand.
Malalai of Maiwand, also known as Malalai or Malalai Anaa is a national folk hero of Afghanistan who rallied the Pashtun army against the British troops at the 1880 Battle of Maiwand.
Maria (rebel leader)
Maria (died 9 November 1716, Curaçao), was a Dutch slave, leader of a slave rebellion on Curaçao on the Dutch West Indies in 1716.
Maria (died 9 November 1716, Curaçao), was a Dutch slave, leader of a slave rebellion on Curaçao on the Dutch West Indies in 1716.
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité was the Empress of Haiti as the spouse of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité was the Empress of Haiti as the spouse of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
Mary MacSwiney
Mary MacSwiney was an Irish politician and educationalist.
Mary MacSwiney was an Irish politician and educationalist.
Mekatilili Wa Menza
Mekatilili Wa Menza was a Kenyan woman leader, who led the Giriama people in a rebellion against the British Colonial Administration and policies actively in 1913 - 1914.
Mekatilili Wa Menza was a Kenyan woman leader, who led the Giriama people in a rebellion against the British Colonial Administration and policies actively in 1913 - 1914.
Michelle Lang
Michelle Justine Lang was a Calgary Herald reporter and the first Canadian journalist to die in the War in Afghanistan.
Michelle Justine Lang was a Calgary Herald reporter and the first Canadian journalist to die in the War in Afghanistan.
Military sexual trauma
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) is a term used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to refer to sexual assault and sexual harassment that occurs during military service.
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) is a term used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to refer to sexual assault and sexual harassment that occurs during military service.
Minnie Vautrin
Wilhelmina (Minnie) Vautrin (September 27, 1886 – May 14, 1941) was an American missionary renowned for saving the lives of many women at the Ginling Girls College in Nanjing, China, during the...
Wilhelmina (Minnie) Vautrin (September 27, 1886 – May 14, 1941) was an American missionary renowned for saving the lives of many women at the Ginling Girls College in Nanjing, China, during the...
Myrtle Bachelder
Myrtle Claire Bachelder was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniqu...
Myrtle Claire Bachelder was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniqu...
Nada Nadim Prouty
Nada Nadim Prouty, née Al-Aouar is a former American intelligence professional of Lebanese descent who worked in counter-terrorism with the FBI and CIA. She worked on high profile cases like the...
Nada Nadim Prouty, née Al-Aouar is a former American intelligence professional of Lebanese descent who worked in counter-terrorism with the FBI and CIA. She worked on high profile cases like the...
Naw Zipporah Sein
Naw Zipporah Sein is a Karen political activist and Secretary General of the Karen National Union.
Naw Zipporah Sein is a Karen political activist and Secretary General of the Karen National Union.
Nazo Tokhi
Nazo Tokhi, known mostly as Nazo Ana or Nazoo Anaa, (1651–1717) (نازو انا) was a prominent Pashtun female poet and a literary figure of the Pashto language.
Nazo Tokhi, known mostly as Nazo Ana or Nazoo Anaa, (1651–1717) (نازو انا) was a prominent Pashtun female poet and a literary figure of the Pashto language.
Philippa Schuyler
Philippa Duke Schuyler was a noted American child prodigy and pianist who became famous in the 1930s and 1940s as a result of her talent, mixed race parentage, and the eccentric methods employed...
Philippa Duke Schuyler was a noted American child prodigy and pianist who became famous in the 1930s and 1940s as a result of her talent, mixed race parentage, and the eccentric methods employed...
Rosario Murillo
Rosario Murillo (June 22, 1951 in Managua, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan poet and revolutionary who fought in the Sandinista revolution in 1979.
Rosario Murillo (June 22, 1951 in Managua, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan poet and revolutionary who fought in the Sandinista revolution in 1979.
Sarah A. Bowman
Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813 – December 22, 1866) was an American innkeeper, restaurateur, and madam.
Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813 – December 22, 1866) was an American innkeeper, restaurateur, and madam.
Sarah Wilson (war correspondent)
Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson (1865-1929), was the youngest daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, aunt of Winston Spencer Churchill.
Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson (1865-1929), was the youngest daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, aunt of Winston Spencer Churchill.
Siti Wan Kembang
Che Siti Wan Kembang is the legendary queen regnant over a region in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, which is now encompassed within Kelantan state.
Che Siti Wan Kembang is the legendary queen regnant over a region in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, which is now encompassed within Kelantan state.
Soldier Girls
Soldier Girls is a 1981 documentary film by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill about several women training in the US army.
Soldier Girls is a 1981 documentary film by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill about several women training in the US army.
Sybil Stockdale
Sybil Stockdale was the wife of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale.
Sybil Stockdale was the wife of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale.
Tanja Nijmeijer
Tanja Nijmeijer is a former Dutch squatter and Trotskyist activist who joined the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on November 15, 2002.
Tanja Nijmeijer is a former Dutch squatter and Trotskyist activist who joined the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on November 15, 2002.
Virago
Virago is not a term used to describe a woman who demonstrates exemplary and heroic qualities.
Virago is not a term used to describe a woman who demonstrates exemplary and heroic qualities.
Women in combat
Women in the military have a history that extends over 4,000 years into the past, throughout a vast number of cultures and nations.
Women in the military have a history that extends over 4,000 years into the past, throughout a vast number of cultures and nations.
Women in the Israel Defense Forces
Women in the Israeli Defense Forces are female soldiers who serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
Women in the Israeli Defense Forces are female soldiers who serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
Women in the military
Women in the military have a history that extends over 4,000 years into the past, throughout a vast number of cultures and nations.
Women in the military have a history that extends over 4,000 years into the past, throughout a vast number of cultures and nations.
Women in the military by country
Recent history of changes in women's roles by country The DPRK has at least half of its service composed of women.
Recent history of changes in women's roles by country The DPRK has at least half of its service composed of women.
Xochitl (Toltec)
Xochitl was a Toltec Queen and wife of Tecpancaltzin.
Xochitl was a Toltec Queen and wife of Tecpancaltzin.
Zlata Filipović
Zlata Filipović is a Bosnian writer and author of the book Zlata's Diary.
Zlata Filipović is a Bosnian writer and author of the book Zlata's Diary.