Women heroes -- Fiction
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Amanirenas, 2019
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Identifier: pf_2019fall_christopher_nicole.pdf
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"From 40 B.C. to 10 B.C. Amanirenas ruled the vast, rich kingdom of Kush. During her thirty-year reign, Amanirenas became identified as the warrior queen, known across the lands for her might and skill on the battlefield. With great strength, precision, and grace, she led Kushite armies to numerous victories against the notorious Roman army. For all her power and skill in war, little is known about Amanirenas the woman. She is a queen without a history—only faint whisper serving as her...
Dates:
2019
Not All Heroes, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020fall_hester_rylie.pdf
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"'Not All Heroes' is about weakness, strength, the courage to forgive, and family. The novel explores what it means to be a hero and studies the extensive shades of gray in morality. This young adult science-fantasy novel pits brother against sister when the latter decides to use her abilities to strike back against those that try to suppress what makes them special. Many of the characters in this novel struggle with various mental illnesses, but they find the strength within themselves to...
Dates:
2020
Tara, 2019
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Identifier: cw_2019fall_somani_prerna dilip.pdf
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"Badrang is creative reinterpretation of the legend of Panchkanya, as mentioned in a Sanskrit shloka of obscure origins. This is how it goes: ahalyā draupadī kunti tārā mandodarī tathā । pañcakanyāḥ smarennityaṃ mahāpātakanāśinīḥ ॥ (Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara and Mandodari One should forever remember the Panchakanya who are the destroyers of great sins)
Three of these women, Ahalya, Tara, and Mandodari are mentioned in the Ramayana, while Kunti and Draupadi are heroines in the epic of...
Dates:
2019