The Native Woman Who Became A Chief — The Forgotten Story Of Woman Chief, The Warrior Who Led The Crow
This suggests that the example Woman Chief set was visible enough to influence people outside the Crow nation.
The existence of these other women — Crow warrior women known by name, documented in various sources — is important context for understanding Woman Chief’s achievement.
She was the most successful of a pattern, not a completely unique anomaly.
The Crow cultural framework she navigated was one that had produced multiple women who exceeded conventional gender roles in military contexts.
Woman Chief was extraordinary within this context.
She achieved chieftaincy when others achieved warrior status but not chiefly rank.