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Each morning at 9:30 she fences in the big library of her theatre with Professor Santelli, a Hungarian who tells her that she is one of the great swordswomen and should forsake the stage.

From Time Magazine Archive

My mother told others that followed swordswomen through woods and palaces for years.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

We saw swordswomen jump over houses from a standstill; they didn’t even need a running start.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston