The stories that grew up about her tell us much about both the dreams of Vietnamese women of the fears of the men who fought, followed or heard of such women. — historian David G. Marr (image via American Museum of Natural History) They call her "The Lady General Clad in Golden Robe" and "the Vietnamese Joan of Arc." Both made history as 19-year-old heroines, women warriors defying gender roles to lead revolutions. But Triệu rode into battle more than 1,000 years before Joan was even born.
A Woman to Know: Lady Triệu
A Woman to Know: Lady Triệu
A Woman to Know: Lady Triệu
The stories that grew up about her tell us much about both the dreams of Vietnamese women of the fears of the men who fought, followed or heard of such women. — historian David G. Marr (image via American Museum of Natural History) They call her "The Lady General Clad in Golden Robe" and "the Vietnamese Joan of Arc." Both made history as 19-year-old heroines, women warriors defying gender roles to lead revolutions. But Triệu rode into battle more than 1,000 years before Joan was even born.