Category: Women warriors
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Sichelgaita of Salerno: warrior princess who fought in armor
Sichelgaita of Salerno (c.1036-1090) was an Italian princess who accompanied her husband on campaign and donned armor. She represents a… Read more.
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Mabel of Bellême: monster or noblewoman of her era?
Mabel of Bellême (1030s–c.1082) had a dreadful reputation for cruelty. She was a powerbroker, an iron-fisted and ambitious woman. She… Read more.
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Fatma N’Soumer: the muslim warrior woman who fought for Algeria’s independence
An Algerian national heroine, Lalla Fatma N’Soumer (1830–1863) is remembered for the defeats she inflicted upon the French army. Both… Read more.
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Anne Quatre-Sous: a young woman soldier in the French revolutionary wars
Anne Quatre-Sous (c. 1778) stands out among the many women soldiers of the French Revolutionary Wars because of her youth… Read more.
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Teuta of Illyria: the pirate queen who defied Rome
Queen Teuta of Illyria (fl. 231–228 BCE) was a talented admiral and one of the first known women pirates. Her… Read more.
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Female warriors in Islamic History: Khawla bint Al-Azwar, the black knight
Active during the 7th century, Khawla bint Al-Azwar fought against the Byzantine Empire and became famous for rescuing female captives… Read more.