Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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There were female samurai, and they were dangerous! And beautiful! And rode horses well! And were excellent spies! And rode on the front lines of battle!


We're telling you about two ladies of lore today - Tomoe Gozen and Nakano Takeko.


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