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>Why are medieval women largely absent from current discussions of Armenia’s past? Female warriors and rulers are largely absent from history in general! Or, m
by telesilla 5y ago
>Why are medieval women largely absent from current discussions of Armenia’s past?
Female warriors and rulers are largely absent from history in general! Or, misrepresented.
The Queens of Infamy project is a great resource:
https://longreads.com/tag/queens-of-infamy https://longreads.com/tag/queens-of-infamy
- newsclues 5y agoThe Queen of England is hardly unknown.
- 1cvmask 5y agoFunnily enough Queen Sheba is missing from that list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba
- ferdowsi 5y agoThe collection is focusing on world-historical figures. The historicity of figures like the Queen of Sheba is disputed.
- dandotway 5y agoThat list is missing Deborah, one of the 'Judges' of ancient Israel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah And if the list is limited to 'Queens' then I guess that means it rules out Joan of Arc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc It seems female warriors and rulers aren't absent from history; rather, they are absent from the knowledge of historians.