Women’s capability and efficiency in combat has been questioning over centuries. While the Ancient Greeks used female warriors, the Amazons’ existence to glorify their male heroes’ victories, such as tales of Penthesilea, Antiope, and Hippolyte; other nations such as China showed greater appreciation for female warriors, through their written history record of Fu Hao, and Wang Cong’er. In high school world history, we were taught that during both World War I and II, women played significant roles in taking men’s roles at home, that including working on the jobs that men left behind and taking care of families. Little did we know there were thousands of women who joined the war, even in combat that was not recognized, but often covered and forgotten.
