Since the very first time man rose his fist in war to today's nuclear arsenals, there have been women - exemplars of strength, courage, conviction, and leadership - who have demonstrated without a shadow of a doubt that their prowess in the arts of war were on par or superior to their male equivalents.  These brave women crossed gender lines, at times defying the will of the church, society as a whole, and even their families when they too heard and heeded the call to arms.  For example, Joan of Arc was a 15th century French peasant girl who rose to command an army, defeated the English, and was burned at the stake as a heretic - all before she reached the age of 19.

We've all seen such women glorified in such roles in Hollywood, in fiction, and on TV.  Fantasy novels provide a fertile breeding ground for the development of such ficticious warrior women.  But who were these real heroines?  What were the lives they lived like?

Coming Soon

Mulan (Chinese woman warrior)
Calamity Jane (19th century American West)
Lt. General Claudia Kennedy (highest ranking female officer in the U.S. military, deputy chief of Army Intelligence)

All bios replete with artist's anime-style renditions :)

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