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12 November 2016 Currents Home Watch Go Away with a Free Mind We will check your apartment Every Week We are Palm Aire Residents Sharon Cohen 954-290-6939 DOG WALKING SERVICES AVAILABLE By: Dr. Joanie McConnell Warrior Women History is a record of the events that have taken place in the past and of the people who shaped them. It is not surprising that the stories of the poor, the sick, the underprivileged and the persecuted often go unrecorded. Aside from some exceptional cases, women have played a minor role in the chronicles of history. The reasons for their rare appearances have both cultural and religious roots. If a society considers females less worthy than males and if religion sanctions such discrimination, then women are relegated to an inferior position. If we look carefully, history does relate tales about exceptional women who have made outstanding contributions in government, literature, education, health care, research and much more. There are even a few remarkable women who have entered the male world of combat. These women consider themselves warriors, bound by the same rules as their male counterparts. Boudicca (first century AD) was the Celtic queen of Britain at the time when Rome was trying continued on page 13 >