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* [http://tribes.tribe.net/scawomenfighters Tribe.net - SCA women fighters] |
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* [http://www.florilegium.org/?http%3A//www.florilegium.org/files/COMBAT/Iron-Rose-lnks.html "The Iron Rose: Women Warriors, Past and Present" A set of web links to information on women warriors] - Stefan's Florilegium |
* [http://www.florilegium.org/?http%3A//www.florilegium.org/files/COMBAT/Iron-Rose-lnks.html "The Iron Rose: Women Warriors, Past and Present" A set of web links to information on women warriors] - Stefan's Florilegium |
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Revision as of 20:54, 23 April 2013
TL;DR "i will stop complaining about larpers when i get a boyfriend"
Issues
General
- Women's activities within recreational medievalism may be constrained, overtly or covertly, by real or imagined historical gender norms.
- Power structures within the group may make it hard or impossible for a woman to lead without a man by her side (eg. SCA expectation that Kings and Queens and Barons and Baronesses be male/female couples)
- Medieval events offer an environment which exaggerates gender differences, in ways that may make some women uncomfortable
- There may be an expectation that women dress sexily (low-cut bodices, etc) or participate in sexual or romantic activities (flirting games, hand kissing). This is an example of a Sexualized environment.
- Some groups (esp. re-enactment and metal weapons groups) have far more men than women participating. It may be hard for a women to participate in such a group without a man (eg. husband/boyfriend), or she may be taken less seriously and assumed to only be there because of her husband/boyfriend.
Combat
A number of issues are specific to, or most common in, combat-related activities such as SCA armored combat or fencing:
- Women may have physical difficulties due to different body shape, and may have psychological barriers to doing combat which need to be overcome in order to succeed.
- Women may have trouble finding teachers who understand how to teach women successfully
- Women may be overlooked for opportunities/recognition/awards in this area
Incidents
Resources
- The Armored Rose - a classic book on women SCA fighters
- Sword Maiden - a resource for female fighters in the SCA
- Tribe.net - SCA women fighters
- "The Iron Rose: Women Warriors, Past and Present" A set of web links to information on women warriors - Stefan's Florilegium