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A battle-axe is a derogatory traditional stereotype describing a woman characterized as aggressive, overbearing and forceful. The term originated as a gender-independent descriptor in the early 20th century, but became primarily applied to women around the middle of the century.
Battle-axe (woman), an aggressive, domineering and forceful woman; Battle Ax, a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon; Corded Ware culture, sometimes known as "Battle Axe culture" The Varangians, sometimes known as "Battle-axe Guards"
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Corded Ware stone-axe in the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Berlin). c. 2800-2400 BC. Kristiansen et al. (2017) theorise that the Corded Ware culture originated from male Yamnaya pastoralists who migrated northward and mated with women from farming communities.
On 7 January 2013 Captain Sara A. Joyner, USN, took command of Carrier Air Wing Three, becoming the first woman to lead a U.S. Navy carrier air wing as well as the air wing's 57th CAG. Before assuming command of CVW-3, Joyner had served as its deputy commander.
And in that realm is all woman and no man; not as some may say, that men may not live there, but for because that the women will not suffer no men amongst them to be their sovereigns. [71] Medieval and Renaissance authors credit the Amazons with the invention of the battle-axe.
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[10] [11] She was among fifteen women accompanying troops in a battle near Medina, singing songs to inspire warriors. She exults over the body of the man who killed her father, chews his liver, and makes jewelry from his skin and nails.