References to the role of women in the 1821 revolution in Crete are limited but reveal their distinct contributions. Historian Kallinikos Kritovoulidis recounts one such incident involving an unnamed woman. During the Battle of Aliakes near the village of Theriso in August 1821, she carried grapes and water to her husband and brother. When a bullet shattered her water jug, she remained undeterred, delivered the grapes, and cursed the Muslims for destroying her jug.

Accounts of women actively participating in combat are rare. Notable examples include the sister of Ioasaf Xopateras and Agapi, the sister of Stavroulis Niotis, who reportedly fought as a guerrilla during the Gramvousa period (1825–1827).

Mentions of Muslim women’s involvement are even scarcer. There is no evidence of their direct or indirect participation in battle. Their only documented roles involved escaping rebel captivity and providing intelligence to their own side regarding the revolutionaries’ movements and plans.