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Theodora (c.497-548)
The Concubine Who Conquered Constantinople
Sex worker who became empress of the Byzantine Empire, and used her political power to safeguard her interests, and her husband’s reputation.
Tomoe Gozen (c.1157-1247)
The Samurai Who Made Samurai Flee
Fearsome undefeated samurai warrior who was “a match for any god or demon,” and is one of Japan’s greatest heroines to this day.
Collection: Oceania >

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.

Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine

America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.

Nafanua

When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.
Xtabay (Mesoamerican myth)
Siren of the Yucatan
Chaste and virtuous woman spends life assuming she’s better than her more sex-positive neighbor, and for this haughtiness becomes in death a demonic woman who lures wayward men to their death – a stunning indigenous inversion of the Madonna/whore complex.
Nanny of the Maroons (c.1680-1750)
The Mother of Us All
Led colony of escaped slaves and protected them from the English using borderline supernatural abilities.
Nana Asma’u (1793-1864)
The Princess Who Loved Learning
Massively educated princess who started all-female gang of itinerant teachers, who would roam the land and educate unsuspecting passersby.
Collection: Survivors >

Tirgatao

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

Ida B. Wells

One of the first anti-lynching advocates, she risked her life for decades to report on the truth when nobody would believe her.

Micaela Almonester

After decades of gaslighting and emotional abuse at the hands of her in-laws, this iron-willed woman survived being shot four times point blank, won a separation from her husband, and became one of the most respected business icons in New Orleans.
Chiyome Mochizuki (16th century)
The Widow Who Ran a Ninja Academy
Recruited widows, orphans, and prostitutes into an all-woman ninja spy group, the largest in Asia at the time.
Josefina Guerrero (1918-1996)
Leper Spy of the Philippines
Let her leprosy go untreated for years to make herself the perfect spy in the Japan-occupied Philippines - soldiers wouldn't touch her, so she could slip right through.
Mary Lacy (1740-1801)
The First Female Shipwright
This self-described “undutiful daughter” posed as a man to become the world’s first female shipwright.
Collection: Royalty >

Soraya Tarzi

1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.

Pingyang

This unlikely heroine created her own Woman's Army of 70,000 soldiers through good manners and political savvy - and then used it to overthrow one of China's greatest douchebags.

Anacaona

When Columbus and his crew ravaged her land, this native Haitian poet gave all to keep the peace.
Nwanyeruwa (Early 20th century)
Instigator (and Peacekeeper) of the Igbo Women's War
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.
Pope Joan (9th century)
The Pope Who Gave Birth
This pope was largely assumed to be male until she gave birth in the midst of a procession - and largely assumed to be factual until the 13th century.
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    Étaín

    Étaín

    Mythological Irish princess who was turned into a worm, butterfly, and a pool of water; who induced the strangest pregnancy since Jesus; and who may hold the key to understanding Ireland's history.
    Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh

    Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh

    When the true king of the Scots came to reclaim the throne, this spirited woman went up against her husband to back her chosen sovereign.
    Khawlah bint al-Azwar

    Khawlah bint al-Azwar

    When Byzantine forces captured her brother, this warrior poet donned the outfit of a black knight and went on a bloody rescue mission.
    Micaela Almonester

    Micaela Almonester

    After decades of gaslighting and emotional abuse at the hands of her in-laws, this iron-willed woman survived being shot four times point blank, won a separation from her husband, and became one of the most respected business icons in New Orleans.
    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.
    Pingyang

    Pingyang

    This unlikely heroine created her own Woman's Army of 70,000 soldiers through good manners and political savvy - and then used it to overthrow one of China's greatest douchebags.
    Nana Miriam

    Nana Miriam

    When a firebreathing shapeshifting hippo menaced her people, this shaman faced it down in a magic battle - and then hurled it into space.
    Ida B. Wells

    Ida B. Wells

    One of the first anti-lynching advocates, she risked her life for decades to report on the truth when nobody would believe her.
    Annie Jump Cannon

    Annie Jump Cannon

    This astronomer threw off all the social conventions of her day to pursue her one true calling: the stars.
    Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    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.
    Mata Hari

    Mata Hari

    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.
    Nancy Wake

    Nancy Wake

    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.
    Constance Markievicz

    Constance Markievicz

    Socialite turned sniper turned socialist politician - Ireland's first woman elected to office had quite a life.
    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.

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