Women Warriors Podcast

What does Amazon actually mean? And what does it mean if somone calls you or another woman for "a real Amazon"? While we will never find out all the details about the Amazons or who they really were, more and more archeological findings show that there were many female fighters thousands of years ago. Many of them amongst the Scythian tribes. These women could in fact have been the real inspiratio...

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In the film Gladiator there is a female Nubian archer on the back of a horse chariot, fighting in the arena. She is a Gladiatrix, a female Gladiator. But how historically correct is her character? With more evidence coming to light every day about these female fighters, we're trying to unravel the truth behind them and to shed light on their importance and fame throughout ancient Rome.

This mini story is about the Krom Klon, the all female guards of the King of Siam (today's Thailand). They were well trained and excelled in the use of the lance. They even had training sessions, observed by the king, that could have fatal consequences.

This mini story is about the unknown women led slave revolts on slave ships during the Transatlantic slave trade. This episode features excerpts from the book WAKE by dr. Rebecca Hall, Phd. in History. We hope you'll find this story as fascinating as we do!

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The Onna Bugeisha were a female warrior class in Japan, who lived during a time when it was tradition to train women to fight to protect the household. They were numerous and as skilled and honorable as the samurai in the art of combat, archery, martial arts and horseback riding. While they were mainly trained to protect the household, some of them fought on the battlefield along side the men, the...

This is the remarkable story of Harriet Tubman also known as "Moses of her People". Harriet escaped slavery, led others to freedom on the Underground Railroad and led a spy ring in the South during the American Civil War. How did she go from enslaved to valued military scout and spy? Narrative: Tina & Miriam Written and arranged by Tina & Miriam Producer: Thea Kastberg Theme music: Emma Ca...

The Kingdom of Dahomey, West Africa, ca. 1600-1900. A fierce and all female military unit known to the Europeans as the Dahomey Amazons fought in the front line of every battle with their neighboring tribes. Known in their own language as the Mino these women died for their king and "threw themselves at their enemy". They raided, took captives and killed. But why did they fight and why were they c...

Meet Olga, the female king who revenged her husband's death and helped shape modern day Ukraine. She is the first recorded female leader of the area which is now Ukraine, Belarus and parts of Russia. Not only did she use clever war tactics to fight off her enemies, she was an instrumental part of the shaping of the dynasty today referred to as Kyivan Rus. Narrative: Tina & Miriam Written and a...

Lozen's endgame. What happens to her and Geronimo? And what does two-spirit mean? In this second episode of our two-part episode we will continue the story of the Apache Wars right up until the end and the final surrender of the last free Apache - with Lozen in the narrative. For more information about Native Americans and the Chiricahua Apache: www.indiancountrytoday.com https://chiricahuaapachen...

Lozen, a two-spirit Apache warrior who fought alongside Victorio and Geronimo and devoted her life to her People. She was a fierce fighter and protector of her People, yet never mentioned by name by the white man. Throughout the Apache Wars she eluded American and Mexican soldiers again and again, and she lived until the final surrender of the last free Apache alongside Geronimo. In this first epi...

Known as "the terror of the South China Sea" and possibly the most succesfull pirate ever lived. Ching Shi was abducted from a brothel boat, became a pirate and formed a confederation of all the pirates in the Cantonese area of Southern China. But what is actually true in this crazy tale? This episode includes many names for the same women (so pay attention), and us trying to make sense of what is...

Boudicca, queen of the Iceni tribe, led a revolt against the Romans that shook the Roman Empire to the core. But who was this British folk hero who according to some legends is buried under King's Cross in London? Narrative: Tina & Miriam Written and arranged by Tina & Miriam Producer: Thea Kastberg Theme music: Emma Cairo Listen to Emma's Nordic Manifestation Chants on Spotify: https://op...

Tina & Miriam: A short introduction to our podcast, who we are, and why we are passionate about women warriors throughout time. Narrative: Tina & Miriam. Producer: Thea Kastberg Theme music: Emma Cairo. Listen to Emma's Nordic Manifestation Chants on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4LQp1c4KgtVQMwqBdPOub3?si=2VLM2d05QA-CZ-9G6QvC1Q