History is probably full of warrior women! Except that their history was not recorded very well or that we have not cared enough to discover it.
" ... That’s why Lee and Gonzalez were surprised when they stumbled across two female Xianbei skeletons unearthed in modern-day Mongolia. Both bore familiar marks on their bones—ones traditionally attributed to strenuous activities like horseback riding and archery. The findings stem from a re-analysis of previously discovered remains found at 29 ancient burial sites, and may have been missed by colleagues in the anthropologists’ male-dominated field of study, ... "
Researchers Uncover New Evidence That Warrior Women Inspired Legend of Mulan | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine: Nearly 2,000 years ago, women who rode horseback and practiced archery may have roamed the steppes of Mongolia
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