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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: Working While Pregnant >

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.

Mary Patten

When her husband became deathly ill, this pregnant teen took the reins to become America's first female boat commander - all while fighting off a mutiny and keeping her husband alive.

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.
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: Teens >

Jackie Mitchell

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.

Li Chi

When a monster demanded teenage girl sacrifice, Li Chi saved herself, and was crowned princess for her troubles.

Kate Shelley

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.
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: Indigenous Peoples >

Susan la Flesche Picotte

The first Native American medical doctor endured back-breaking labor, years spent alone, and institutional racism to better the lives of her people.

Corn Maiden

This mythical Native American woman saved her loved ones from starvation with delicious magical leprosy - a fact that led to, shall we say, complications.

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.
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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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