History books and the media have impressed upon us that men have been at the forefront of major battles throughout time. With the exception of Joan of Arc or the fictitiously portrayed Amazons, people are unaware of the amazing real women warrior stories that have existed for ages.
Whether young peasant or royal mother, bus rider or nun, women have continued to take to various “battlefields†to fight for what they believe in. WOMEN WARRIORS: Adventures from History's Greatest Female Fighters (Seal Press) by Teena Apeles celebrates all these women in a colorful, upbeat and informative fashion unlike any history book has done before.
It features more than 70 fierce femmes representing more than 25 countries, including The Amazons, France’s Joan of Arc, Vietnam’s Trung Sisters, Apache warrior Lozen, Boudicca of the Iceni, Japan’s Tomoe Gozen, Buffy and the Powerpuff Girls of the big and small screen, India’s Lakshmibai, Mogolia’s Khutulun, China’s Mulan, Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, Africa’s Queen Jinga, TV heroine Xena, comic book superhero Storm and America’s Mia Hamm and Rosa Parks, among others.
WOMEN WARRIORS was the best-selling children’s/young adult book at Los Angeles’ favorite independent bookstore, Skylight Books, in 2004. It received positive reviews from Bitch, Bloomsbury Review, KLIATT, Feminist Magazine (KPFK-FM), Morning Talk Radiozine (KBOO-FM), The Kansas City Star and Young People’s Press, among others.
