House of Strada

Another House that received special dispensation for a woman to run it, but it received that dispensation from Chancellor Gorkon at the end of the 23rd century. Strada, daughter of Lashis, had lost her mate to an illness and both her sons in battle against the Romulans. Chancellor Gorkon permitted her to run the House, which she did alongside her daughter, Torana. In the century since, the House has continued to be run by the women of the House. Torana took over after Strada, and also went on to compose some of the Empire’s finest operas. Her daughter B’Andai was a warrior in the Defense Force who had several children but never mated – one of those children, Tavana, also served in the Defense Force, serving under then-General Martok on the Rotarran before taking command of the Eleventh Fleet. But while some sons were born to the women of Strada, and while men did mate into the House, none became House head, and none have challenged the special dispensation – at least, not successfully, as plenty of unwise men have felt the blade of the women of the House for their effrontery.