"As the Tee-Pee Turns".....

[rebelyell08_PREV (deleted)]

To bring the day to an end on what is funny and beautiful....the wonderful, sweet women that are here today on this site!

You all have a place here that no one can replace, even those of you who deleted but may read from a distance. There is no doubt there can be drama and such here from time to time .. but I have noticed that it more than not has an ending with laughter. All of us have a unique beauty that is our own but I believe shines brightly even through this computer screen.

Zoupi, Huggeroftrees, Ashe....how in the world can one NOT smile when you all are around??

What is great about women and being one....
(Unless seriously warped), women are able to recognize beauty
also, women have the the instinct put into thier very souls to die and sacrifice for thier own..women can close ranks and go from the sweetest people to some of the most viscious fighters known. Women think and dream in color. We are strong..also thoughtful, intuituively feeling for those around us who are suffering.Women embody beauty in a unique way in this world and even the moon itself loves us and has a strong connection to us.

**men are great too...love to watch them, they are fascinating. But I can only speak from my experience here on the planet

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`VERY WILL SAID!! NEED NOT SAY MORE.

[priestessashe]

`Wow, you've made me speechless for once....
...who woulda thunk it? :-P

[merinass (deleted)]

rebelyell08 wrote:
women are able to recognize beauty
also, women have the the instinct put into their very souls to die and sacrifice for thier own..women can close ranks and go from the sweetest people to some of the most vicious fighters known.





did you know that the women of Ancient Britain once held off a legion of Roman soldiers from atop an escarpment? Story has it they fought them off until they starved to death. They used bows and arrows to keep the legions from coming up the one pass that would lead to the rest of whatever clan they were invading and the women started fighting after most of the men were dead...they even removed their right breast in order to situate the sling of arrows on their backs..yeah...women aren't nice when you mess with their nests.

[rebelyell08_PREV (deleted)]

`This posting's for you to Marinass..I didnt see you on that day and was lacking foresight.

Thats wonderful what you just wrote...I am so happy you did! And I didnt know that happened, but you know History is sometimes selective.

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`Boadicea (also spelled Boudicca or Boudica) was born into a royal family around 26 A.D. She married Prasutagus, king of the Iceni, a tribe located in what is now Norfolk, England. Prasutagus was a client-king, meaning he ruled under the auspices of the Romans, who had probably put him on the throne in return for his assistance when they invaded England in 43.

Upon Prasutagus's death around the year 59, the kingdom passed into the hands of the Romans. The king had hoped the Romans would allow his two teenage daughters to keep half of his property, but instead the Romans took over completely. When Boadicea complained, she was publicly flogged and forced to watch as her daughters were raped.

Infuriated, Queen Boadicea -- described by one Roman historian as a tall, terrifying-looking woman with fierce eyes, a harsh voice, and very long hair -- became the leader of a violent uprising against Roman rule. The rebels destroyed London, Colchester, and other cities, slaughtering some 70,000 people.

But the Romans quickly put down the rebellion by defeating the undisciplined Britons in a ferocious battle (the exact site of which is uncertain). According to one account, Boadicea then killed herself with poison so she would not fall into Roman hands. Boadicea's name means "victorious," or Victoria, and in Victorian times she came to be viewed as a heroic symbol of Britain.

[rebelyell08_PREV (deleted)]

`This is a strangely beautiful story. Herstory.

[priestessashe]

huggeroftrees wrote: `Boadicea (also spelled Boudicca or Boudica) was born into a royal family around 26 A.D. She married Prasutagus, king of the Iceni, a tribe located in what is now Norfolk, England. Prasutagus was a client-king, meaning he ruled under the auspices of the Romans, who had probably put him on the throne in return for his assistance when they invaded England in 43.

Upon Prasutagus's death around the year 59, the kingdom passed into the hands of the Romans. The king had hoped the Romans would allow his two teenage daughters to keep half of his property, but instead the Romans took over completely. When Boadicea complained, she was publicly flogged and forced to watch as her daughters were raped.

Infuriated, Queen Boadicea -- described by one Roman historian as a tall, terrifying-looking woman with fierce eyes, a harsh voice, and very long hair -- became the leader of a violent uprising against Roman rule. The rebels destroyed London, Colchester, and other cities, slaughtering some 70,000 people.

But the Romans quickly put down the rebellion by defeating the undisciplined Britons in a ferocious battle (the exact site of which is uncertain). According to one account, Boadicea then killed herself with poison so she would not fall into Roman hands. Boadicea's name means "victorious," or Victoria, and in Victorian times she came to be viewed as a heroic symbol of Britain.



You know Boadicea! Wow, I do not know too many people who know of this warrior queen. I have a book of Warrior Queens and she was the last and most important story of them all.
Her story is sad, but triumphant in the end. Thank you for sharing this with people. I think it is important for people to know that there were not only powerful men at the helm of thrones, but VERY powerful women as well. And she was one of them and probably perhaps the poster child of women warriors.

[rebelyell08_PREV (deleted)]

`Ashe..I couldn't agree more. I hope if anyone has any other of these "herstories" they would feel free to post!!

[priestessashe]

`hehe, I will keep you guys 'posted', for lack of a better word, on any warrior queens I come across, too. We should perhaps make a specific thread for it and continually add info about these women to it.