Outing . FENCING FOR WOMEN, BY MARCIARET INCE the days when the brawny Amazons waged war againstintruders on their tiny island, since Boadicea led her ar-mies against the Romans and Jeanne dArc rode out tobattle, no records are found of womans prowess with thesword that would lead us to believe she ever wielded atrusty blade in her own or anyone elses defense. Thatthe Amazons could deal heavy blows with battle axe in ahand-to-hand encounter, lunge lustily with a spear and drawthe tough bow to a semicircle, the Greeks stood bears such a high reputation for general bra
Outing . FENCING FOR WOMEN, BY MARCIARET INCE the days when the brawny Amazons waged war againstintruders on their tiny island, since Boadicea led her ar-mies against the Romans and Jeanne dArc rode out tobattle, no records are found of womans prowess with thesword that would lead us to believe she ever wielded atrusty blade in her own or anyone elses defense. Thatthe Amazons could deal heavy blows with battle axe in ahand-to-hand encounter, lunge lustily with a spear and drawthe tough bow to a semicircle, the Greeks stood bears such a high reputation for general braveryand stirring eloquence that it would hardly do to inquiremore closely into the strict authenticity of various valor-ous acts set down by historians to her credit. But as forJeanne dArc, who wore her armor and carried her lanceand sword only to inspire her followers, she can hardly beaccredited with any degree of skill as a , admitting freely the respective merits and com-parative courage of these several heroines of histo
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