She chose, within the traditions of her people, a path that was unusual but not without precedent.

She developed extraordinary physical and what the accounts describe as spiritual capabilities.

She fought alongside some of the most capable warriors of her era.

She helped keep a band of resisters alive and free for years in the most difficult conditions imaginable.

She crossed rivers in flood.

She traveled through deserts in summer heat.

She stood in battle.

She protected a woman in labor through dangerous terrain.