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17 Badass Women You Probably Didn’t Hear About In 2016
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The students at BAYCAT included RP in their video project of the portrayal of women in the media. Take a look!
Mary Kingsley
This trader published extensively about her travels into little-visited parts of the world, opening up the minds of the British public in the process.
Artist turns Bratz dolls into real-life heroines
Vancouver artist Wendy Tsao has been repainting Bratz dolls and giving them new outfits to turn them into dolls of real-life heroines like Malala Yousafzai, Jane Goodall, and JK Rowling.
The Woman Who Thwarted Her Own Assassination
This Chechen woman foiled a Russian assassin using a hidden handgun and *bottle of blood-clotting agent*.
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Hortense Mancini
One of the most infamous libertines of the Renaissance, she cavorted all over Europe to flee her abusive marriage, lived…
Osh-Tisch
The last Crow nation baté (Two Spirit mystic) in history, she earned her name -- which means "Finds Them and Kills Them" -- by tirelessly fighting to preserve her way of life.
Vasilisa Vasilyevna
When the Tsar became hellbent on nailing down her gender, this clever gender-nonconforming heroine kept him guessing to the end.
Agontime
The world's fiercest all-female fighting force, and the incredible legend of how they rescued their deposed queen from slavery in Brazil.
Isabella of France
After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.