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The village where men are banned
In 1990, a group of fifteen Kenyan women founded the village Umoja as a refuge for women who had been abused by men.
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The Women On 20s project petitions for Harriet Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill
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Early female mountaineers
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Inspired by the RP post on Ida B. Wells, National History Fair winner Ananya Shah did an amazing performance of Wells' trip to England.
Random Princesses
Olympias of Macedon
The much-maligned woman fought tooth and nail to position her son, Alexander, to become "the Great" - and herself in the process.
Takeko Nakano
When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
When her husband was killed in WW2, she sold all their belongings, bought a tank, named it Fighting Girlfriend, and started killing Nazis.
Nitocris
When her brother was killed, this pharaoh took her time cooking up revenge.
Arwa al-Sulayhi
The greatest ruler of Yemeni history, she defeated her numerous foes to usher the country into its golden age.
Li Chi
When a monster demanded teenage girl sacrifice, Li Chi saved herself, and was crowned princess for her troubles.
Theodora
Sex worker who became empress of the Byzantine Empire, and used her political power to safeguard her interests, and her…
Nanny of the Maroons
Led colony of escaped slaves and protected them from the English using borderline supernatural abilities.
Elizabeth Bisland
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Ilona Zrinyi
When her rebel husband was imprisoned, she continued the movement - by holding a castle under siege for three long, lonely years.