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Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1929)
The Most Dangerous Suffragette
This unassuming middle-aged woman became one of Britain's most notorious terrorists in her unyielding quest to win women the right to vote.
Anita Garibaldi (1821-1849)
Heroine of Two Worlds
This heroine of South America and Italy fought in numerous civil wars alongside her husband, Giuseppe Garibaldi, often while pregnant or while carrying her children.
Collection: Saints >

Tamar of Georgia

Saint, sovereign, and fiercely independent woman, she quashed two rebellions from her ex-husband, expanded her nation's borders, and ushered in a golden age.

Mai Bhago

This Sikh warrior saint led 40 deserters back into battle and in so doing, possibly saved her entire religion from extinction.

Joan of Arc

The infamous teen girl who helped end the Hundred Years War and save France – but do you know how she got to such prominence? This book has an answer, and it involves another powerful woman, operating behind the scenes…
Princess Caraboo (1791-1864)
The Princess Who Faked It
This phony Asian royalty fooled rural England for some time - but the truth she was hiding was far darker.
Khawlah bint al-Azwar (7th century)
Warrior Poet of Early Islam
When Byzantine forces captured her brother, this warrior poet donned the outfit of a black knight and went on a bloody rescue mission.
Amba/Sikhandi (Indian myth)
Gender-Swapping Princess Out For Revenge
When this princess had her life ruined by an unstoppable warrior, she: became a fervent ascetic for years and got a divine boon; killed herself to reincarnate faster; came back as a man; and killed the man who'd wronged her, in the stunning climax of the world's longest epic poem.
Collection: Women in Business >

Angela Jimenez

Tomboy, daughter, spy, soldier, foster mom, innkeeper, gold miner, nurse, activist; veteran: Angela Jimenez doesn't need a movie so much as a mini-series.

Sophie Morigeau

The only use this Canadian badass had for pretty pink bows was to adorn her own rib — which she amputated from her own body after an accident.

Mary Anning

When her father died, leaving her lower-class family in debt, this indomitable woman worked tirelessly and became one of history's greatest fossil collectors.
Alice B. Clement (1878-1926)
Detective. Movie Star. Suffragist.
Chicago detective whose crime-busting exploits grew so popular she had her own newspaper series and starred in her own movie.
Dhat al-Himma (8th century Arabian myth)
Woman of High Resolve
Sword-slinging Arabian heroine who stars as the heroine of an extremely long and entertaining epic tale.
Josephine Baker (1906-1975)
Queen of the Stage
Rose from dire poverty and violence to become the greatest black entertainer of all time - Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Angelina Jolie all rolled into one.
Collection: Oceania >

Nafanua

When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.

Molly Craig

The daughter of an aboriginal woman and a white man, her race led her to be kidnapped by the Australian government - only for her to escape and walk across the continent to get home... twice.

Te Ao-Kapurangi

Abducted from her tribe, this Maori woman managed to save her kinsmen and stop a war - by straddling a roof and cramming the house underneath.
Agontime (19th Century)
The Queen Sent To Brazil In Chains - And The Warriors Who Brought Her Back
The world's fiercest all-female fighting force, and the incredible legend of how they rescued their deposed queen from slavery in Brazil.
Mata Hari (1876-1917)
The Double Agent Who Wasn't
This amateur dancer escaped a life of abuse by pretending to be an Indonesian princess - and eventually became a victim of the maniacal world of espionage.
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    This most-wanted WW2 spy rescued Jews and POWs, blew up Nazi trains, and used an X-rated radio rhyme to identify herself to Britain.
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    When the Japanese invaded the Philippines, this beauty queen traded face powders for explosive ones.
    Sophie Morigeau

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    The only use this Canadian badass had for pretty pink bows was to adorn her own rib — which she amputated from her own body after an accident.
    Fannie Lou Hamer

    Fannie Lou Hamer

    This uneducated, impoverished activist suffered unbelievable abuse in her journey to be able to vote -- but that did not stop her.
    Nana Asma'u

    Nana Asma'u

    Massively educated princess who started all-female gang of itinerant teachers, who would roam the land and educate unsuspecting passersby.
    Iara

    Iara

    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.
    Hortense Mancini

    Hortense Mancini

    One of the most infamous libertines of the Renaissance, she cavorted all over Europe to flee her abusive marriage, lived…
    Onorata Rodiani

    Onorata Rodiani

    When an unrequited admirer began threatening her, this early fresco painter became one of history's first warrior artists.
    Ida Laura Pfeiffer

    Ida Laura Pfeiffer

    Starting her travels at 45 years old, this globetrotter became a worldwide sensation for going boldly where no woman had gone before.
    Bessie Stringfield

    Bessie Stringfield

    Motorcycling across America, making her living doing stunts and transporting secret government documents, this stand-out woman found family in places she didn't expect.
    Sonya Golden Hand

    Sonya Golden Hand

    Russia's greatest female thief was so slippery that even once she was re-captured after escaping from a Siberian prison, nobody was totally sure it was her.
    Mahendradatta

    Mahendradatta

    This Indonesian queen ruled wisely and justly in life, and was deified as the embodiment of all evil after her death. The story of why gets a bit complicated.
    Moll Cutpurse

    Moll Cutpurse

    Cross-dressing Queen of Thieves who flouted social norms and had plays written about her.
    Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale

    One half of the odd couple of Crimean nursing - the by-the-book Victorian rebel who revolutionized the field of medicine who stood in stark to Mary Seacole's jolly reliance on folk remedies and home comforts.

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