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7 Women Warriors
  • Introduction
  • Boudicca: Brutal As Any Man
  • Saint Joan of Arc: A Girl and Her Visions
  • Cleopatra: Age Cannot Wither Her
  • Amazons: Penthesilea and Her Ilk
  • Susan B. Anthony: Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God
  • Rosa Parks: Tired After a Long Day’s Work
  • Harriet Tubman: I Can’t Die but Once
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7 Women Warriors: References & Edit History

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