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Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916-1974)
The Deadliest Female Sniper in History
When her beloved college of history was bombed by the Germans, this woman began a dark path that would see her become history's deadliest female sniper -- and one of Eleanor Roosevelt's best friends.
Taytu Betul (c.1851-1918)
The Bad Cop Empress of Ethiopia
This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.
Collection: Magicians and Shamans >

Osh-Tisch

The last Crow nation baté (Two Spirit mystic) in history, she earned her name -- which means "Finds Them and Kills Them" -- by tirelessly fighting to preserve her way of life.

Sarraounia

The "panther queen" of the Azna defeated some of the greatest villains of French colonial history through wits, cunning -- and possibly magic.

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.
Kate Shelley (1863-1912)
The Girl Who Saved a Train
To save an oncoming passenger train, this 15-year-old girl climbed across a collapsing bridge, with nothing but flashes of lightning to keep her from falling to her death in the flooding river below -- a river that had already killed her father.
The Mirabal Sisters (1924/27/35-1960)
The Sisters Who Toppled a Dictatorship
When a cruel dictator ruined this Dominican Republic family, these sisters gave their lives to end his.
Jackie Mitchell (1913-1987)
The Teen Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
In 1931, a seventeen-year-old girl struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in front of a crowd of thousands -- and then was benched into obscurity.
Collection: Saints >

Tamar of Georgia

Saint, sovereign, and fiercely independent woman, she quashed two rebellions from her ex-husband, expanded her nation's borders, and ushered in a golden age.

Mai Bhago

This Sikh warrior saint led 40 deserters back into battle and in so doing, possibly saved her entire religion from extinction.

A’isha bint abi Bakr

Independent, bold wife of the Prophet Muhammad, she led armies in the Battle of the Camel and was one of the central figures of the Shia/Sunni civil war that continues to this day. (Note: this entry’s image follows Islamic artistic conventions to depict its figures respectfully)
Sophie Morigeau (1836-1916)
Hard-Living, Hard-Bargaining Frontier Woman
The only use this Canadian badass had for pretty pink bows was to adorn her own rib — which she amputated from her own body after an accident.
Juleidah
The Princess in the Leather Burqa
When her father decided to marry her, this leather-clad princess embarked on one of the most bonkers Cinderella tales ever told.
Micaela Almonester (1795-1874)
The Survivor Baroness of New Orleans
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.
Collection: Teachers >

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.

Vera Peters

When she was told to "go do women's work" after upstaging the medical community in her treatment of Hodgkin's disease, Dr. Vera Peters revolutionized breast cancer treatment through years of painstaking, meticulous work.

Annie Jump Cannon

This astronomer threw off all the social conventions of her day to pursue her one true calling: the stars.
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Isabel Godin des Odonais (1728-1792)
The Woman Who Lived
To reunite with her husband, she went on a months-long trek through the jungle -- and was the only survivor.
Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958)
The Overlooked Discoverer of DNA
The three men who accepted the Nobel Prize for "the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century" neglected to mention one thing: they owed much of their success to one brash, brilliant, and overlooked female scientist.
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