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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: Politicians >

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.

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.

Isabella of France

After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
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.
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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.
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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: Pirates >

Charlotte Badger

The first European woman to end up in New Zealand, Charlotte Badger was part pirate, part adopted Maori, and part mom. Which part is which is somewhat lost to history.

Jeanne de Clisson

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

Ching Shih

Headed a squadron of 80,000 pirates, ruled the Chinese seas for two decades, and actually retired happily - but not before extorting a nice pension from the Chinese government.
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: Hindus >

Sita

After being saved from demonic forces, this legendary Indian princess is then subjected to endless purity tests by her own husband. She eventually puts an end to his questions in a manner that surprised everyone.

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.

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.
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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    This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.
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    This cheery godmother of trans civil rights masked a dark past of abuse.
    Harriet Tubman

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    Escaped slave turned slave rescuer turned plantation-torching Union spymaster, she was part Moses, part Joan of Arc, part Spider-Man.
    Marie Mancini

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    Naziq al-Abid

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    She traded a life of privilege for one spent fighting for justice on both literal and political battlefields so tirelessly that even exiling her five times couldn't keep her down.
    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.

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