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Sigrid the Haughty (960~972 CE - 1014 CE)
The Queen Who Gave Her Suitors Epic Burns
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.
Banu Goshasp
The Heroine Ancient Iran Wanted
This superhero of early Iranian mythology starred in her own stories, and plenty of them.
Collection: Nuns >

Julie d’Aubigny

Sword-slinging, opera-singing bisexual rock star of the 17th century - who burnt down a convent to romance a nun and had to be pardoned by the king of France TWICE.

Catalina de Erauso

After escaping from a convent, this swashbuckler had the strength to chase her dreams: which were apparently to drink, fight, and womanize.

Masako Hojo

When her shogun husband cheated on her, she raised an army and destroyed the other woman's house. Later she deposed her incompetent son to become the first nun to rule Japan.
Riina
Boomerang-wielding Ghost Hunter
When flying cannibal ghosts kidnapped two women, there was no man that could save them. But there was a woman.
Kumander Liwayway (1919-2014)
The commander who wore lipstick to war
When the Japanese invaded the Philippines, this beauty queen traded face powders for explosive ones.
Nia Ngao Zhua Pa
Paragon of Hmong Femininity
This Hmong morality tale shows how to be a good person, but it certainly takes some twists getting there.
Collection: Mothers >

Pailadzo Captanian

After escaping the Armenian Genocide (by walking across the Syrian desert while pregnant), this woman went back into Armenia to rescue her sons, then made her way to America -- where she invented the recipe for Rice-a-Roni.

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.

Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMdluli

When her husband inadvertently sold the country to colonial forces, this queen spent the rest of her life getting it back.
Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941)
The Queen of Modern Astronomy
This astronomer threw off all the social conventions of her day to pursue her one true calling: the stars.
Li Chi (5th century BCE myth)
The Serpent Slayer
When a monster demanded teenage girl sacrifice, Li Chi saved herself, and was crowned princess for her troubles.
Introducing the Master List of Historical Women in Combat
Women have been in combat roles since the dawn of civilization. Here's proof.
Collection: Activists >

Marsha P. Johnson

This cheery godmother of trans civil rights masked a dark past of abuse.

Sojourner Truth

When her kid was stolen from her, this ex-slave successfully sued to get him back; she then went on to become a forceful speaker for abolition across the United States.

The Mirabal Sisters

When a cruel dictator ruined this Dominican Republic family, these sisters gave their lives to end his.
Eréndira (early 16th century)
How to Train Your Horse
When horse-riding Spaniards invaded, she defied her tribe to befriend one of the abandoned horses, using her new bond to fight off the Spanish.
Thákane
Dragon-slaying South African Princess
When her deadbeat brothers demanded the impossible, this South African princess carried through, and slayed a dragon.
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