Women at War – The Clever Confidante

The Samurai Warrior Who Refused to Fade Away Women have always been expected to remain silent, to submit, to stay in the shadows of history.But some refuse.Some ride into battle. Tomoe Gozen was one such woman—a samurai in her own right, not the wife of a warrior, but the warrior herself. She rode alongside men, wielding… Continue reading 016 Tomoe Gozen: The Warrior Who Refused to Fade Away

015 Ching Shih: The Pirate Queen

March 30, 2025March 27, 2025 The Clever Confidante

If the first half of this series revealed how women were rewritten to be feared—this second half explores those who were simply too powerful to be touched. The Pirate Queen Who Broke Every Rule—And Won Forget Jack Sparrow. Forget Blackbeard. The most successful pirate in history was a woman. At her peak, Ching Shih commanded a… Continue reading 015 Ching Shih: The Pirate Queen