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Nana Miriam
The Shaman Who Hurled Hippos
When a firebreathing shapeshifting hippo menaced her people, this shaman faced it down in a magic battle - and then hurled it into space.
Mekatilili wa Menza (c.1860-c.1925)
The widow who beat the British through ecstatic dance
When colonial powers went too far, she rebelled in the most stylish way possible: dancing from town to town. It was surprisingly effective.
Collection: Vikings >

Sigrid the Haughty

When some scrubs hit on her, she burnt them alive. When a king slapped her across the face, she obliterated his kingdom. Sigrid the Haughty was not to be messed with.

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.

Alfhild

Viking princess who decided she'd rather be a pirate than get married.
Princess Pyeonggang (6th century)
The Weeping Princess
This princess held her father to his word in the most unexpected way: by demanding to marry the stupidest man in Korea.
Community
RP Halloween Cosplay for Charity!
A reader wrote in to let us know about an awesome project: using RP cosplay to teach kids about badass women, supporting a Kenyan orphanage in the process!
Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797-1857)
The Travelogue Queen
Starting her travels at 45 years old, this globetrotter became a worldwide sensation for going boldly where no woman had gone before.
Collection: Women in Business >

Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMdluli

When her husband inadvertently sold the country to colonial forces, this queen spent the rest of her life getting it back.

Stephanie St. Clair

This audacious black gangster fought the Italian mob for control of Harlem and won, taunting them in full-page newspaper ads as she went.

Angela Jimenez

Tomboy, daughter, spy, soldier, foster mom, innkeeper, gold miner, nurse, activist; veteran: Angela Jimenez doesn't need a movie so much as a mini-series.
Sonya Golden Hand (1846ish - 1902ish CE)
Russia's Princess of Crime
Russia's greatest female thief was so slippery that even once she was re-captured after escaping from a Siberian prison, nobody was totally sure it was her.
Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933)
The Queen of Mexican Archaeology
This single mom developed the field of Mexican archaeology, while fiercely protecting it from the sleazy and opportunistic.
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Collection: Monster Slayers >

Banu Goshasp

This superhero of early Iranian mythology starred in her own stories, and plenty of them.

Li Chi

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

Riina

When flying cannibal ghosts kidnapped two women, there was no man that could save them. But there was a woman.
Sarraounia (late 1800s - early 1900s)
The Sorceress Queen of the Azna
The "panther queen" of the Azna defeated some of the greatest villains of French colonial history through wits, cunning -- and possibly magic.
Manuela Sáenz (1797-1859)
The Liberator of the Liberator
This revolutionary heroine of South America kept a pet bear, a disembodied moustache, and a lifestyle that defied every convention possible.
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    Elisabeth Bathory

    Elisabeth Bathory

    Possibly the most prolific female serial killer in history, a primary inspiration for Dracula, one of the most reviled women in history, and, I argue, innocent.
    Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMdluli

    Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMdluli

    When her husband inadvertently sold the country to colonial forces, this queen spent the rest of her life getting it back.
    Jane Dieulafoy

    Jane Dieulafoy

    A phenomenally successful archaeologist who became a fashion icon for wearing men's clothing.
    Empress Myeongseong

    Empress Myeongseong

    Picked to be an impotent figurehead, this savvy intellectual quickly learned how to play politics and modernized the nation to ward off invasion.
    Josefina Guerrero

    Josefina Guerrero

    Let her leprosy go untreated for years to make herself the perfect spy in the Japan-occupied Philippines - soldiers wouldn't touch her, so she could slip right through.
    Kate Shelley

    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.
    Mai Bhago

    Mai Bhago

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

    Janequeo

    When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
    La Jaguarina

    La Jaguarina

    This undefeated half-Spaniard fencer was a household name in the 1800s - only to vanish into retirement (and obscurity) when she ran out of people to fight.
    Gracia Mendes Nasi

    Gracia Mendes Nasi

    Jewish businesswoman who saved thousands of Jews from the Inquisition by smuggling them out of the country.
    Moremi Ajasoro

    Moremi Ajasoro

    When a neighboring tribe threatened the Yoruba, this queen went undercover as a spy to find their weakness.
    Wu Zetian

    Wu Zetian

    The only female emperor of China in history, her ruthless rise to power makes Game of Thrones look like a day at the beach.
    Penta

    Penta

    When her brother of this fairytale princess decided to marry her, she warded him off by cutting off her own hands. Then she gave birth to a dog. It got weirder after that.
    Mother Lu

    Mother Lu

    When a government magistrate unjustly killed her son, this unassuming middle-aged wife spent years raising an army to topple that same government.
    Velu Nachiyar

    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.

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