Book of Donmon Teith

Surveys the history of female military leadership in ancient and medieval warfare

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 w

Surveys the history of female military leadership in ancient and medieval warfare

Although their exact numbers are unknown, hundreds of women fought in the American Civil War on both sides of the conflict, often disguised as men.

Malalai Joya has been called "the bravest woman in Afghanistan." At a constitutional assembly in Kabul in 2003, she stood up and denounced her country's powerfu