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Woman in armor
is part of upper class
Woman’s Armor has
symbols of clan/family
Women could also fight only:
if husband is not there
Women could also fight only:(2)
castle comes under siege
Total war
a type of warfare where all society participates in war
Naginata
weapon associated with women, not to be able to stab an enemy but to cut
Women could train with
brothers
Tomoe Gozen
famous female samurai during Kamakura period
Tomoe Gozen(2)
Viewed as a female companion to high-ranking general of the Minamoto clan
Tomoe Gozen(3)
referred as “warrior wife”
Hojo Masako
nun shogun
Hojo Masako(2)
wife of Minamoto No Yoritomo, first shogun
shogun
military dictator
Onnamusha
female warriors
After Minamoto dies
Hojo shaves head to become a monk
Kills own son and replaces him with second son(who she also kills and puts her brother in power)
Hojo Masako(3)
Hojo Masako’s being the shogun’s wife
give her power in society
Hojo Masako is NOT
a formal samurai
child of Muslim parents, second of Mohammed’s 11 wives
A’isha
She and other wives were
secluded and veiled
They had to hide from
guests of Muhammad
Wear clothing to hide from
male gaze
