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Comics
Virginia Hall (1906-1982)
The Most Dangerous Spy of All
This "most dangerous of all spies" staged daring mountaintop escapes, prison breaks, and railway bombings -- all on her trusty wooden leg, codenamed "Cuthbert."
Mary Patten (1837-1861)
The First American Woman to Command a Ship
When her husband became deathly ill, this pregnant teen took the reins to become America's first female boat commander - all while fighting off a mutiny and keeping her husband alive.
Collection: Christians >

Madam C.J. Walker

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

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.

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.
Anacaona (c.1474-1503)
Poet Queen of Haiti
When Columbus and his crew ravaged her land, this native Haitian poet gave all to keep the peace.
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Ani Pachen (1933-2002)
Tibetan Warrior Nun
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
Collection: Indigenous Peoples >

Jigonhsaseh

This Native American clan mother brought together 5 tribes under the Haudenosaunee Confederacy - and helped make the document that inspired the United States Constitution.

Sacajawea

One of the most famous women in American history, this hyper-capable Shoshone woman walked across America with a baby strapped to her back, in order to map it.

Janequeo

When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
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Marguerite de Bressieux (15th century legend/pseudohistory)
The Black Knight Who Hunted Rapists
When soldiers sexually assaulted her and others, this woman donned armor and got revenge.
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Bessie Stringfield (1911-1993)
The Motorcycle Queen of Miami
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.
Comics
Mercadera (c.1245-1300)
The Farmer Who Caught a Knight
When this Spanish merchant went out to pick cabbages, she stumbled upon an unusual kind of pest: a French knight.
Collection: Disabilities >

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.

Viśpálā

The first prosthetic limb in human civilization went to this ancient warrior queen. Or did it? The story is more complex than you might think.

Annie Jump Cannon

This astronomer threw off all the social conventions of her day to pursue her one true calling: the stars.
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Black Agnes (c.1312-1369)
Defender of Dunbar Castle
When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.
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Sutematsu Oyama (1860-1919)
Japan's First College-Educated Woman
The first Japanese woman to go to college didn't have a choice. But the experience changed her - and she changed Japan in return.
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    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.
    Fredegund

    Fredegund

    Possibly the most cartoonishly evil woman to have ever existed, this Merovingian queen was an endless source of assassination attempts - including, on one memorable occasion, her own young daughter.
    Trung Trac and Trung Nhi

    Trung Trac and Trung Nhi

    Sisters who led an army on elephant-back to overthrow oppressive Chinese rule and establish a short-lived Vietnamese kingdom.
    Rani Lakshmibai

    Rani Lakshmibai

    Widowed young queen who led a fearsome rebellion against the British with her child tied to her back.
    Marie Equi

    Marie Equi

    Once upon a time, there was a lesbian Wild West abortion doctor. She once horsewhipped a guy in the face and was tossed in San Quentin Prison for sedition. To the surprise of no one, she lived in Portland.
    The Mirabal Sisters

    The Mirabal Sisters

    When a cruel dictator ruined this Dominican Republic family, these sisters gave their lives to end his.
    Taytu Betul

    Taytu Betul

    This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.
    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.
    Mary Patten

    Mary Patten

    When her husband became deathly ill, this pregnant teen took the reins to become America's first female boat commander - all while fighting off a mutiny and keeping her husband alive.
    Velu Nachiyar

    Velu Nachiyar

    With a dead husband and a hostile foreign country on her hands, this Indian queen did the unthinkable - turned her loyal servants into some of the first suicide bombers in recorded history.
    Benazir Bhutto

    Benazir Bhutto

    The exiled daughter of a deposed ruler, she could have been a fairytale bridge between worlds - but fairy tales are not real. Benazir, whose name means "without flaw," was anything but.
    Nia Ngao Zhua Pa

    Nia Ngao Zhua Pa

    This Hmong morality tale shows how to be a good person, but it certainly takes some twists getting there.
    Stephanie St. Clair

    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.
    Josephine Baker

    Josephine Baker

    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.
    Hypatia

    Hypatia

    The first female mathematician in recorded history, and one of the luminaries of the ancient world - but her grisly death at the hands of a mob was only the start of her troubles.

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