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Stephanie St. Clair (1897-1969)
Harlem's Queen of Numbers
This audacious black gangster fought the Italian mob for control of Harlem and won, taunting them in full-page newspaper ads as she went.
Comics
Onorata Rodiani (1400-1452)
The Warrior Paintress
When an unrequited admirer began threatening her, this early fresco painter became one of history's first warrior artists.
Collection: Rebels >

Kumander Liwayway

When the Japanese invaded the Philippines, this beauty queen traded face powders for explosive ones.

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.

Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh

When the true king of the Scots came to reclaim the throne, this spirited woman went up against her husband to back her chosen sovereign.
Comics
Zenobia (240-?)
Syria's Rebel Queen
3rd century Rome had a major woman problem. Her name was Zenobia, and she took over a huge chunk of their empire in her brief and tumultuous career as rebel queen.
La Llorona
The Weeping Ghost of Latin America's Past
Mexico's infamous "weeping ghost" has many incarnations: a jilted widow, a slave princess, a milk addict, a coffee bag, and a pair of panties.
Amaridevi
The princess who engineered her own victory
To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
Collection: Muslims >

Benazir Bhutto

The exiled daughter of a deposed ruler, she could have been a fairytale bridge between worlds - but fairy tales are not real. Benazir, whose name means "without flaw," was anything but.

Naziq al-Abid

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.

Shajar al-Durr

Muslim sultan who took the throne, defeated Louis IX in battle, ransomed him back to France for 30% of their GDP --- and did it all in secret.
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Rejected Princesses Halloween Showcase!
The incredible members of the University of Texas Students for Wema organization have unveiled their Halloween costumes -- and they're all RPs! The results are amazing.
Freydís Eiríksdóttir (c. 1000 CE)
Sword-Wielding Pregnant Viking
When attacked by Native Americans, this pregnant viking bared her chest, brandished a sword, and took them on by herself. And she won.
Rebecca Lukens (1794-1854)
Iron-Willed 1820s CEO
First her father died. Then her sons. Then her husband. Pregnant, saddled with debt, a failing company, and an overbearing mother, Rebecca Lukens rolled up her sleeves and showed the world what she was made of: iron.
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.

Amanirenas

When Rome set its eyes on her country, this one-eyed queen fought them tooth and nail, until they left her alone.

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.
Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)
The Countess Who Rebelled
Socialite turned sniper turned socialist politician - Ireland's first woman elected to office had quite a life.
Pingyang (c.600-623)
The Princess Who Toppled a Dynasty
This unlikely heroine created her own Woman's Army of 70,000 soldiers through good manners and political savvy - and then used it to overthrow one of China's greatest douchebags.
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    Viśpálā

    Viśpálā

    The first prosthetic limb in human civilization went to this ancient warrior queen. Or did it? The story is more complex than you might think.
    Cornelia Sorabji

    Cornelia Sorabji

    One of the first Indian women to practice law, she fought against -- and inside of -- a system that held no room for her.
    Tsuruhime Ohori

    Tsuruhime Ohori

    When invaders threatened her island home, she declared herself a living god, raised an army, and fought them tooth, nail, and occasional grenade.
    Olga of Kiev

    Olga of Kiev

    Brutal princess-turned-Christian saint who burnt down enemy towns using pigeons.
    Zelia Nuttall

    Zelia Nuttall

    This single mom developed the field of Mexican archaeology, while fiercely protecting it from the sleazy and opportunistic.
    Hortense Mancini

    Hortense Mancini

    One of the most infamous libertines of the Renaissance, she cavorted all over Europe to flee her abusive marriage, lived…
    Iara

    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.
    Khawlah bint al-Azwar

    Khawlah bint al-Azwar

    When Byzantine forces captured her brother, this warrior poet donned the outfit of a black knight and went on a bloody rescue mission.
    Kumander Liwayway

    Kumander Liwayway

    When the Japanese invaded the Philippines, this beauty queen traded face powders for explosive ones.
    Jigonhsaseh

    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.
    Mary Seacole

    Mary Seacole

    One half of the odd couple of Crimean nursing - the jolly black businesswoman who swore by folk remedies, in stark contrast to Florence Nightingale's by-the-book Victorian approach to medicine.
    Malinche

    Malinche

    Sold into sexual slavery to Hernan Cortes, this maligned woman became his interpreter, and it was with her words that…
    Sayyida al-Hurra

    Sayyida al-Hurra

    Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.
    Irena Sendler

    Irena Sendler

    This Polish nurse sacrificed her safety, her marriage, her very family to save 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.
    Juana Azurduy de Padilla

    Juana Azurduy de Padilla

    This revolutionary (and mother of five) should have been the namesake of Bolivia - and that's the opinion of Simon Bolivar, the actual namesake of Bolivia!

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