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Comics
Takeko Nakano (1846-1868)
The Samurai Who Refused to Die Quietly
When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
Two Big Announcements (and One Smaller One)
There's going to be a second book. :) But that's not the only treat you're getting!
Collection: Africans >

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.

Hatshepsut

One of the greatest pharaohs to ever live, she built up Egypt so much that a generations-long sustained effort to erase her from history couldn't do the trick.

Taytu Betul

This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.
Comics
Anahit (Armenian Folktale)
The Queen Who Made the King Get a Job
This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.
Comics
Soraya Tarzi (1899-1968)
The Human Rights Queen of Afghanistan
1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.
Comics
Amanirenas (c.60 BCE - c.10 BCE)
The One-Eyed Queen Who Fought Rome Tooth and Nail
When Rome set its eyes on her country, this one-eyed queen fought them tooth and nail, until they left her alone.
Collection: Journalists >

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.

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.

Elizabeth Bisland

Rose from poverty to become a respected journalist who raced Nellie Bly around the world.
Comics
Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine (1881-1964 and 1900-1970)
The Queens of the Sydney Underworld
America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
Vasilisa Vasilyevna (Russian Folktale)
The Gender-Nonconforming Heroine Who Kept the Tsar Guessing
When the Tsar became hellbent on nailing down her gender, this clever gender-nonconforming heroine kept him guessing to the end.
The RP Store is Now Open!
Just in time for the holidays, I've updated the RP store with all manner of posters, t-shirts, and the like!
Collection: Survivors >

Marsha P. Johnson

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

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.

Tirgatao

Abandoned and imprisoned, this real-life Amazon took back the life she had stolen away.
Nafanua
The Goddess Who Killed With Courtesy
When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.
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Janequeo (16th century)
The Rebel Spain Never Caught
When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
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    Cut Nyak Dhien

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    When her (second) rebel husband was killed, this heroine of Indonesian revolution took over the fight against the Dutch.
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    The greatest leader of the nomadic Tuareg tribe of northern Africa, who put their men in veils and let their…
    Nafanua

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    When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.
    Nanny of the Maroons

    Nanny of the Maroons

    Led colony of escaped slaves and protected them from the English using borderline supernatural abilities.
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    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.
    Black Agnes

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

    Yaa Asantewaa

    As an old woman, led an incredibly successful rebellion against British colonialism, known as The War of the Golden Stool,…
    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.
    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.
    Jeanne de Clisson

    Jeanne de Clisson

    When her husband was unjustly executed, this French noblewoman-turned-pirate became the terror of France.
    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.
    Onake Obavva

    Onake Obavva

    When enemies invaded her town while her husband was on lunch break, she grabbed a nearby pestle and saved the day by achieving the high score in soldier whack-a-mole.
    Chiyome Mochizuki

    Chiyome Mochizuki

    Recruited widows, orphans, and prostitutes into an all-woman ninja spy group, the largest in Asia at the time.
    Isabella of France

    Isabella of France

    After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
    Te Ao-Kapurangi

    Te Ao-Kapurangi

    Abducted from her tribe, this Maori woman managed to save her kinsmen and stop a war - by straddling a roof and cramming the house underneath.

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