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    In November 1944, four female Italian anti-Fascist fighters relax as  they await orders from their commander during their effort in support of  Allied troops on the Castelluccio front.

    In November 1944, four female Italian anti-Fascist fighters relax as they await orders from their commander during their effort in support of Allied troops on the Castelluccio front.

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    A sergeant drills civilian women, members of the Women’s Home Defence Corps, in the use of rifles.

    A sergeant drills civilian women, members of the Women’s Home Defence Corps, in the use of rifles.

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    WWII Soviet female snipers, members of Sydir Kovpak’s partisan formation in the Ukrainian SSR

    WWII Soviet female snipers, members of Sydir Kovpak’s partisan formation in the Ukrainian SSR

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    Russian Female Soldiers: The soviet armies were the first to use females in great numbers in WWII, including front line service.

    Russian Female Soldiers: The soviet armies were the first to use females in great numbers in WWII, including front line service.

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    A government soldier carries her infant on her back at Mushake in eastern Congo, January 26, 2009.

    A government soldier carries her infant on her back at Mushake in eastern Congo, January 26, 2009.

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    North Korean Female Soldiers Marching Oct. 10th, 2010 in Pyongyang to Commemorate 65th Anniversary of Ruling Party

    North Korean Female Soldiers Marching Oct. 10th, 2010 in Pyongyang to Commemorate 65th Anniversary of Ruling Party

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    In rememberance of all the female soliders who have died in war.

Residents walk past a female U.S. soldier on patrol in Baghdad’s Mansour shopping district May 26, 2008.

    In rememberance of all the female soliders who have died in war.

    Residents walk past a female U.S. soldier on patrol in Baghdad’s Mansour shopping district May 26, 2008.

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    "We are all born sexual creatures,thank God, but it’s a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.”
    ― Marilyn Monroe"

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    World Press Photo of the Year Award: Arts and Entertainment stories, second prize Daniele Tamagni, a freelance photographer based in Italy, won with the  series The Flying Cholitas, about the sport of lucha libre (Bolivian  wrestling)

    World Press Photo of the Year Award: Arts and Entertainment stories, second prize
    Daniele Tamagni, a freelance photographer based in Italy, won with the series The Flying Cholitas, about the sport of lucha libre (Bolivian wrestling)

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What is it to be female in the 21st century?
Links/Quotes/Pictures on women both globally and historically. From a personal and intellectual perspective.
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