The names of Geronimo, Cochise, and Victorio are known to virtually every American who has any awareness of the history of the American Southwest.

Lozen’s name is known to a much smaller population, and even within that smaller population, the specific details of her contributions — the specific military functions she fulfilled, the specific episodes documented in the oral accounts — are less well-known than the broad outlines of her story.

The disparity reflects the ongoing underrepresentation of Indigenous women in American historical consciousness, even as the broader understanding of Indigenous history has grown and deepened in recent decades.

The progress is real.