Tag: badass women

worldofcelts:

“She stood upon her chariot, spear in hand, a frightful sight and spoke:
‘I am avenging lost freedom, my scourged body, the chastity of my daughters. Behold the proud display of warlike spirits, and consider the motives for which we draw the avenging sword. On this spot we must either conquer or die with glory. There is no alternative. I am a woman but my resolution remains firm. You men can either fight or die.’”

— Cassius Dio about Boudicca

rejectedprincesses:

immoralq:

greencarnations:

spacethefinalfuck:

mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:

Female BAMFs Throughout History

this is fab BUT WHERE ARE THEIR NAMES?

I’m always wanting to read more about these posts immediately and I have trouble finding the sources.

@greencarnations

I remember @rejectedprincesses doing an entry on Lyudmila Pavlichenko, so there’s a place to start.

Website:  Rejected Princesses

I’ve actually covered nearly all of them:

Nancy Wake is on my list to cover, but her story is too cool to be able to do in one entry. I’m not kidding when I think she needs a full graphic novel to do justice by her story.