The Amazons, feared and gruesome women who killed their male babies, lived without men and cut off their breast… But did they exist? Is that how all women warriors behaved? How many have there actually been throughout time? Wasn’t there only Jeanne d’Arc? If women had kept their equal status, would there ever have been a Me Two movement?
This is an action-packed, visual history exploration of why we have only heard of Jeanne d’Arc and a few others. This lecture introduces some of the many women warriors who have existed and the myths that have sprung from these strong and colorful women. What is the impact of knowing?
This is far from being a man-bashing session. I use the subject of warrior women as a way to examine issues such as social norms, roles of the sexes and equality. My main message is that “equality” shouldn’t be an issue. In order to have a more balanced and healthy society, we must allow and encourage people to be the best that they can be, by using the talents and skills they were born with.
This lecture can be customized depending on the venue and the focus (women in business, roles of the sexes, what makes a good leader, equality, school feature week, historical aspects, etc.). It can be a lecture with powerpoint and talk or also with live action scenes that demonstrate fighting styles. The length of the lecture can be from 1 hour to 3 hours, depending on whether a demonstration and/or a question and answer session/talk is included.