What makes me angry is the image of the ‘helpless woman’ is actually quite new.
Several generations ago I had a great, great, great grandmother who was attacked and scalped by Indians. She was alone with the kids at the time. She managed to fight them off on her own. She lived, healed, and eventually had my great grandfather (who went on to marry an Indian... so no hard feelings). My great grandmother (the half Indian) was known as ‘The Terror of Chippewah County’ and she’d throw down with anyone. As the mother of seven sons - with a husband who was gone half the time for work - she had to be tough.
And she did it all in a skirt.
Women have *always* picked up arms when the men were gone. We will protect ourselves and our children to the best of our ability. We might not have won, but we’ve fought.
Feminists insult these great women and demean them as sheltered, stupid, helpless cowards, when the reality is that women have been brave forever.
Feminists are so freaking sexist.
And yes. I pack a gun and so does my daughter.
Great story - excellent reminder!