As wars and armed conflicts rage across the planet, our screens show women leaders spinning the narratives of war and empire and rejecting appeals for peaceful negotiated settlements. This is the face of ‘liberal feminism’ which has contributed to the individual empowerment of many women. Simultaneously feminists are analyzing how the military industrial-state complexes are co-opting women as their liberal face. But first a brief summing up of the journey of women in war and peace.