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Charlotte Badger (1778-?)
Convict, Pirate, Adopted Maori, Mom
The first European woman to end up in New Zealand, Charlotte Badger was part pirate, part adopted Maori, and part mom. Which part is which is somewhat lost to history.
RP Theatre
Rejected Princesses Theatre: La Maupin’s Guide to Online Dating
In which Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny gives some stellar love life advice. Well, some love life advice. Uh. Let's just go with advice.
Collection: LGBT Figures >

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

The godmother of rock and roll, this black bisexual singer fused gospel and pop to blaze her own way across the Jim Crow-era south.

Isabelle Eberhardt

This undefinable adventurer's life burnt bright but short: a wildcard of the Algerian revolution, she survived an assassination attempt by sabre, and died in a freak desert flood.

Marsha P. Johnson

This cheery godmother of trans civil rights masked a dark past of abuse.
Sermerssuaq
The strongest, strangest Inuit woman ever
An Inuit woman so strong nobody could even beat her lice in arm-wrestling, her story just gets stranger the closer you look.
Masako Hojo (1157-1225)
The Nun Shogun
When her shogun husband cheated on her, she raised an army and destroyed the other woman's house. Later she deposed her incompetent son to become the first nun to rule Japan.
Iara
Brazil's Lady of the Lake
When this indigenous Brazilian warrior mermaid proved too awesome for her tribe, she just took up residence in the water, and started an aquatic harem of passers-by.
Collection: Soldiers >

Lyudmila Pavlichenko

When her beloved college of history was bombed by the Germans, this woman began a dark path that would see her become history's deadliest female sniper -- and one of Eleanor Roosevelt's best friends.

Mother Lu

When a government magistrate unjustly killed her son, this unassuming middle-aged wife spent years raising an army to topple that same government.

Takeko Nakano

When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
RP Theatre
Rejected Princess Theatre: Risky Business
In which the Rejected Princesses learn to play Risk.
Hester Stanhope (1776-1839)
The Desert Queen
100 years before Lawrence of Arabia, this British woman traveled the Middle East by herself, surviving shipwrecks, plagues, and Bedouin attacks in the process.
Ranavalona I (1778-1861)
The Female Caligula
This brutal sovereign's reign saw her outlaw clapping, pioneer death by feet-kissing, and design giant weaponized scissors - but are we only getting one side of the story...?
Collection: Activists >

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Through years of unrelenting protest, this Nigerian teacher felled a king, won women the right to vote, and taught all of Africa how to protest.

Carolina Maria de Jesus

Brash, funny, and difficult, this mother of three wrote her way out of extreme poverty with her uncompromising look at Brazilian society - and was alternately lauded and berated for it.

Stephanie St. Clair

This audacious black gangster fought the Italian mob for control of Harlem and won, taunting them in full-page newspaper ads as she went.
Naziq al-Abid (1898-1959)
The Sword of Damascus
She traded a life of privilege for one spent fighting for justice on both literal and political battlefields so tirelessly that even exiling her five times couldn't keep her down.
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Meet the Amazons
We kick off Amazon Week by meeting Worthy of Armor, Don’t Fail, Princess, Battle Cry, and Hot Flanks - and exploring the historical evidence for amazons!
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    Timoclea

    Timoclea

    When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.
    Ching Shih

    Ching Shih

    Headed a squadron of 80,000 pirates, ruled the Chinese seas for two decades, and actually retired happily - but not before extorting a nice pension from the Chinese government.
    Nwanyeruwa

    Nwanyeruwa

    Instigated a massive "women's war" against British taxation, the effect of which was one part protest movement, one part comedy roast, and one part block party.
    Anita Garibaldi

    Anita Garibaldi

    This heroine of South America and Italy fought in numerous civil wars alongside her husband, Giuseppe Garibaldi, often while pregnant…
    Julie d'Aubigny

    Julie d'Aubigny

    Sword-slinging, opera-singing bisexual rock star of the 17th century - who burnt down a convent to romance a nun and had to be pardoned by the king of France TWICE.
    Wungala

    Wungala

    When she came face-to-face with a great monster, this mother saved her child and herself through bravery, quick thinking, and great culinary skills.
    Andamana

    Andamana

    Indigenous lawmaker who united warring tribes under a unified code of laws that she made herself.
    Vasilisa Vasilyevna

    Vasilisa Vasilyevna

    When the Tsar became hellbent on nailing down her gender, this clever gender-nonconforming heroine kept him guessing to the end.
    Savitribai Phule

    Savitribai Phule

    In fighting the bias of the caste system to spread education, this woman brought knowledge to girls across India.
    Ada Blackjack

    Ada Blackjack

    The lone survivor of an ill-fated scientific expedition, this Inuit woman persevered for two years on a remote arctic island in order to get money to treat her ill son.
    Madam C.J. Walker

    Madam C.J. Walker

    America's ostensible first female self-made millionaire was a black beauty magnate who did it all for her daughter.
    Sarraounia

    Sarraounia

    The "panther queen" of the Azna defeated some of the greatest villains of French colonial history through wits, cunning -- and possibly magic.
    Luisa Capetillo

    Luisa Capetillo

    In 1915, this rowdy Puerto Rican activist was arrested for wearing pants in public. It wouldn't be the last time she wore pants, or got arrested.
    Hatshepsut

    Hatshepsut

    One of the greatest pharaohs to ever live, she built up Egypt so much that a generations-long sustained effort to erase her from history couldn't do the trick.
    Li Chi

    Li Chi

    When a monster demanded teenage girl sacrifice, Li Chi saved herself, and was crowned princess for her troubles.

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