Born: Various, Japan
Died: Various
Country most active: Japan
Also known as: NA
The following is excerpted from Infinite Women creator Allison Tyra’s book Uncredited: Women’s Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work.
DNA tests on 105 sets of human remains from the Battle of Senbon Matsubara in 1580 showed that 35—exactly one-third—of these Japanese warriors were female.