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WARRIOR WOMEN Thursday 26th August at 9.30pm



The portrayal of women warriors in literature and popular culture has been studied in literary, film, feminist and cultural studies. In fictional works, the character type often refers to a strong female personality, determined in pursuit of her goals and often eager to take on typical "man's work" like fighting wars or performing manual labour to accomplish those goals.

The woman warrior has become a stock character, and stands in contrast to the ‘damsel in distress’ archetype.

New Zealand’s most famous woman warrior, Lucy Lawless presents this fascinating series which brings to life history's most charismatic women warriors. These stories are a heady mix of historical sleuthing and provocative reconstruction brought to the screen by television’s most famous women warrior.

Each story investigates the intimate, gritty details of the life and times of these real women and celebrates the popular mythology that surrounds them a popularity that has grown exponentially in our zest for Hollywood-sized depictions of these iconic heroines.

Including Warrior Women- Joan of Arc who was convinced by the voices of saints to step forth and serve her deposed king. Warrior Women - The Real Mulan, who 200 years ago as a young woman brought the greatest empire in Asia to its knees, Warrior Women - Boudica – who In 62 BC, when most of England was under the thumb of the Romans - took up the sword, rallied her Iceni warriors and went on a rampage.

Featured also are Warrior Women - Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen - The daughter of Irish pirate chieftain 'Black Oak' O'Malley who got a new haircut, mastered the sail and sword, and with a merry band of 200 mates and terrorized the shipping lanes of the coastal waters into her submission. And Warrior Women - Lozen, Apache Warrior – who as a young girl, decided that tidying up the tent and cooking buffalo stew wasn't for her wandered off alone into the desert and discovered her special powers.

Settle in for a fantastic journey with New Zealand’s own warrior woman Lucy Lawless into some of the most famous Warrior Women of our time, Thursday 26th August at 9.30pm.