warrior

both women and men have been and are warriors—whether this means fighting in battles or living out the warrior archetype. In The Warrior Queens, Antonia Fraser describes female warrior-rulers who have often been the focus for what a country afterwards perceives to have been its golden age, for example, Queen Elizabeth I of England, 12th-century Queen Tamara of Georgia, or 15th-century Queen Isabella of Spain. In more recent times, women have taken part in every American military crisis since the Revolutionary War. Harriet Tubman planned and led a military campaign for the Union Army in South Carolina in 1863. At least some men—the traditional warriors—are becoming "new warriors" today. Acknowledging and coming to terms with the warrior within, the new warrior is ideally without guilt, shame, or apology about being a man; both fierce and compassionate, he holds himself accountable for his actions. Feeling truly powerful, he does not need to dominate anyone. He directs his considerable energy in constructive, nonthreatening ways and is able to renew connections with self, others, and the world. See also Amazon/amazon, warrior (Indian).