The Apache Woman Who Fought Beside Geronimo — And The Forgotten Story Of Lozen, The Warrior History Almost Forgot
The woman who crossed the Rio Grande alone to protect someone vulnerable and then rode back to the resistance.
Her name is Lozen.
Remember it.
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The Specific Language of the Oral Accounts
The oral accounts of Lozen, as they appear in Ball’s publications and in the subsequent scholarship that built on them, use specific language that reflects both the Apache tradition of describing remarkable people and the specific qualities that made Lozen stand out.
Victorio’s description of her as “a shield to her people” is the most quoted and most condensed formulation of what she represented.
The shield metaphor is military in its immediate reference — a shield protects — but it is also broader than military protection.
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