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Writing Female Warriors - Things to Remember - Part 4
NUNS, SISTERHOODS & VOWS
Following Part 3 - Ice Queens, Mothers… and Korra, this article will explore organisations and collectives of female warriors. Does your badass female character belong to an order of warrior nuns? A coven of sorceresses? A nation of Amazonian goddesses? A sworn female-only guard to a royal house? Excellent. Strength through sisterhood. This is fertile ground for some epically powerful heroines. However, there are some problematic aspects of the segregated female clique that deserve due consideration…