Comics Amanirenas (c.60 BCE - c.10 BCE) The One-Eyed Queen Who Fought Rome Tooth and Nail When Rome set its eyes on her country, this one-eyed queen fought them tooth and nail, until they left her alone.
Comics Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine (1881-1964 and 1900-1970) The Queens of the Sydney Underworld America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
Comics Janequeo (16th century) The Rebel Spain Never Caught When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
Comics Wungala (Indigenous Australian Myth) The Mom Who Beat the Devil with Bread When she came face-to-face with a great monster, this mother saved her child and herself through bravery, quick thinking, and great culinary skills.
Comics Nitocris (22nd century BCE pseudohistory) The 6th Dynasty's Worst Banquet Host When her brother was killed, this pharaoh took her time cooking up revenge.
Comics Isabella of France (c.1295-1358) The She-Wolf of France After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
Comics Mary Anning (1799-1847) The Princess of Paleontology When her father died, leaving her lower-class family in debt, this indomitable woman worked tirelessly and became one of history's greatest fossil collectors.
Comics Gouyen (c.1857-1903) Wise Woman of the Apache When an enemy killed her husband, this Apache woman broke the rules of her tribe to get revenge - and in so doing, became one of her tribe's greatest heroes.
Comics Jeanne de Clisson (1300-1359) The Lioness of Brittany When her husband was unjustly executed, this French noblewoman-turned-pirate became the terror of France.
Comics Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz (1651-1695) The Phoenix of Mexico This brilliant poet rose from illegitimacy and poverty to become one of the luminaries of her age - until she flew too close to the sun.