There were also women samurai.

 

Today I learned something new: Samurai were women.

For centuries, history has told us that samurai were men.

But

DNA from remains found on Japanese battlefields complicates the matter.

Because

A report based on DNA testing of remains from the 1580 Senbon Matsubaru Battle in Japan, where female remains were identified on the battlefield. Source: Live Science (2011),

Some of the warriors buried were likely women—fighters, not spectators.

Not all samurai were women. But a significant number were erased, which proves one thing: women not only survived history, they fought in history.

So why were they erased from history?