There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire

September 3, 2014 5:50 PM

When I sat down with one of my senior professors in Durban, South Africa to talk about my Master’s thesis, he asked me why I wanted to write about women resistance fighters. “Because women made up twenty percent of the ANC’s militant wing!” I gushed. “Twenty percent! When I found that out I couldn’t believe it. And you know – women have never been part of fighting forces –” He interrupted me. “Women have always fought,” he said.

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posted by Michele in California (2 comments total)

“Women have always fought,” he said.

True...

(Wish I had time to post more...)
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 5:56 PM on September 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

previously
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 6:10 PM on September 3, 2014