Although women were not allowed to join the Boxer units, they formed their own groups, the [[Red Lanterns (Boxer Uprising)|Red Lanterns]]. Local lore reported that they were able to fly, walk on water, set Christians' homes on fire, and stop foreign guns, powers which the male Boxers themselves did not claim. But the only reliable account of their actual activities comes from the [[Battle of Tientsin]], when they nursed wounded Boxers and did work such as sewing and cleaning.{{sfnb|Esherick|1987|p= 297-298}} |
Although women were not allowed to join the Boxer units, they formed their own groups, the [[Red Lanterns (Boxer Uprising)|Red Lanterns]]. Local lore reported that they were able to fly, walk on water, set Christians' homes on fire, and stop foreign guns, powers which the male Boxers themselves did not claim. But the only reliable account of their actual activities comes from the [[Battle of Tientsin]], when they nursed wounded Boxers and did work such as sewing and cleaning.{{sfnb|Esherick|1987|p= 297-298}} |