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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: Survivors >

Tirgatao

Abandoned and imprisoned, this real-life Amazon took back the life she had stolen away.

Isabel Godin des Odonais

To reunite with her husband, she went on a months-long trek through the jungle -- and was the only survivor.

Marsha P. Johnson

This cheery godmother of trans civil rights masked a dark past of abuse.
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: Nuns >

Catalina de Erauso

After escaping from a convent, this swashbuckler had the strength to chase her dreams: which were apparently to drink, fight, and womanize.

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz

This brilliant poet rose from illegitimacy and poverty to become one of the luminaries of her age - until she flew too close to the sun.

Masako Hojo

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.
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: Athletes >

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.

La Jaguarina

This undefeated half-Spaniard fencer was a household name in the 1800s - only to vanish into retirement (and obscurity) when she ran out of people to fight.

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.
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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