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Te Puea Herangi (1883-1952)
The Reluctant Maori Royal
The reluctant royal who became the Maori's greatest leader.
Agnodice (4th century BCE)
The Secret Physician of Athens
After disguising herself as a man to be the physician women needed, she was put on trial – and won.
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Black Agnes

When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.

Tomyris

When the most powerful man in the world made plans on her country, she: turned down his marriage proposal, destroyed his armies, and defiled his head so famously that she became legend for centuries thereafter.

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.
Tatterhood (Norwegian Folk Tale)
The Princess Who Rode a Goat
This goat-riding, spoon-wielding princess fought trolls to save her sister.
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