Women on the front line, from forgotten commanders to cross-dressing soldiers
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The Rarest Case of Women in Combat
Historically this is probably the rarest instance of women in combat or women in the battlefield that we see. A lot of them are more well known to us in in western countries like Joan of Arc. She was from a culture so distinct and so other that you wouldn't actually want to emulate that in any way for yourself. But she ruled in a context where honestly it makes Game of Thrones look like kindergarten. To hold power in that context at that time is genuinely extraordinary.
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