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Badass woman alert.
Many of these women were previously covered on RP, but the picture of metal armor-clad artist at #3 is in itself worthy of a click.
17 badass women you probably didn’t hear about in 2015
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When her father decided to marry her, this leather-clad princess embarked on one of the most bonkers Cinderella tales ever told.
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Starting her travels at 45 years old, this globetrotter became a worldwide sensation for going boldly where no woman had gone before.
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This undefeated warrior princess refused to marry unless her suitor could defeat her in wrestling - if he lost, he owed her 100 horses. In the end, she had 10,000 horses and no husband.