Ehyophsta

Originally posted on Badass Ladies of History:

Ehyophsta was a woman of the Cheyenne nation. She lived from c.1826—August 1915, when she died on a reservation. She was also called Yellow Haired Woman.

Ehyophsta entered battle against white settlers as a member of the resistance, and joined specifically for the cause, as opposed to vengeance. Her first real combat experience took place against troops of Major George Forsyth at Beecher’s Island in 1868. She and her other warriors laid siege t...