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Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510-1569)
Savior of the Jews
Jewish businesswoman who saved thousands of Jews from the Inquisition by smuggling them out of the country.
Katie Sandwina (1884-1951)
Lady Hercules
Champion weightlifter, suffragette, mom – this “Lady Hercules” did it all.
Collection: Adventurers >

Riina

When flying cannibal ghosts kidnapped two women, there was no man that could save them. But there was a woman.

Sutematsu Oyama

The first Japanese woman to go to college didn't have a choice. But the experience changed her - and she changed Japan in return.

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.
Ka’ahumanu (c.1768-1832)
Hawaii's Queen of Controversy
United Hawaii under one rule, abolished ancient taboos, and led negotiations with the fledgling United States.
Emmy Noether (1882-1935)
The Most Important Mathematician You've Never Heard Of
Revolutionized the field of mathematics, yet was persecuted for being Jewish and paid a pittance for her visionary teaching work.
Tin Hinan (325-450)
The Queen Who Put Men in Veils
The greatest leader of the nomadic Tuareg tribe of northern Africa, who put their men in veils and let their women run the show.
Collection: Vikings >

Sigrid the Haughty

When some scrubs hit on her, she burnt them alive. When a king slapped her across the face, she obliterated his kingdom. Sigrid the Haughty was not to be messed with.

Freydís Eiríksdóttir

When attacked by Native Americans, this pregnant viking bared her chest, brandished a sword, and took them on by herself. And she won.

Alfhild

Viking princess who decided she'd rather be a pirate than get married.
Jane Dieulafoy (1851-1916)
The Archaeologist Who Became a Fashion Icon
A phenomenally successful archaeologist who became a fashion icon for wearing men’s clothing.
Marie Marvingt (1875-1963)
The Fiancee of Danger
Ludicrously over-accomplished athlete who invented flying ambulances and won the only gold medal ever awarded by the French Academy of Sports for "all sports" - yes, all of them.
Keumalahayati (16th-17th century)
The Widow Admiral of Indonesia
The first naval admiral of modern times, she protected her country from foreign invaders with aplomb.
Collection: Samurai >

Tsuruhime Ohori

When invaders threatened her island home, she declared herself a living god, raised an army, and fought them tooth, nail, and occasional grenade.

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.

Takeko Nakano

When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
Alfhild (5th century)
The Viking Princess Who Became a Pirate
Viking princess who decided she'd rather be a pirate than get married.
Calafia (16th century Spanish myth)
The Griffin-Riding Queen of California
Black, Muslim warrior queen of a tribe of griffin-riding Amazons - and the honest-to-god namesake of California.
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    Nzinga Mbande

    Nzinga Mbande

    When the Portuguese took the throne from her, this Angolan queen made a new one: out of her own servant. She then fled to the jungle, conquered a tribe of cannibals, and waged war on the Portuguese for so long that they gave up and left.
    Amba/Sikhandi

    Amba/Sikhandi

    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.
    Mary Anning

    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.
    Isabelle Eberhardt

    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.
    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.
    Freydís Eiríksdóttir

    Freydís Eiríksdóttir

    When attacked by Native Americans, this pregnant viking bared her chest, brandished a sword, and took them on by herself. And she won.
    Pasiphaë

    Pasiphaë

    This mythical queen gave birth to the minotaur and cursed her unfaithful husband with the world's weirdest magic STD -- but was her whole story just a smear campaign?
    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.
    Sarah Biffin

    Sarah Biffin

    Born without arms or legs, this artist learned to write, sew, and paint with her mouth - and came to work for kings and queens.
    Riina

    Riina

    When flying cannibal ghosts kidnapped two women, there was no man that could save them. But there was a woman.
    Tomoe Gozen

    Tomoe Gozen

    Fearsome undefeated samurai warrior who was "a match for any god or demon," and is one of Japan's greatest heroines…
    Mary Seacole

    Mary Seacole

    One half of the odd couple of Crimean nursing - the jolly black businesswoman who swore by folk remedies, in stark contrast to Florence Nightingale's by-the-book Victorian approach to medicine.
    Ani Pachen

    Ani Pachen

    When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
    Princess Caraboo

    Princess Caraboo

    This phony Asian royalty fooled rural England for some time - but the truth she was hiding was far darker.
    Anne Hutchinson

    Anne Hutchinson

    This uneducated rebel preacher upstaged New England magistrates so much that they founded Harvard University in part to prevent women like her from gaining power.

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