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Mother thinks I’m going to help her with the

fish soon, but I’m not. I’m going to take my

bamboo stick up to the jagged rocks and train to

become a fearsome fighter.

My family won’t need me to chop up fish if our

daimyo calls us to battle. They’ll need me to
chop up enemies.

GET REAL
Women in medieval Japan were brought up

to serve their fathers and eventually their
husbands. But some chose a life of violent
battle instead. Female warriors who fought

alongside men were known as “Onna-
Bugeisha.”

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