Angela Jimenez (1896-1982) The Mom Who Lived a Dozen Lives 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.
Kharboucha (19th century Moroccan legend) The Poet Who Sang Truth to Power This legendary pockmarked poet sang truth to power and was killed for it, becoming an enduring symbol of resistance.
Qiu Jin (1875-1907) The Heroine Who Wrote Her Own Destiny This revolutionary martyred herself to help rid China of the Qing dynasty.
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1929) The Most Dangerous Suffragette This unassuming middle-aged woman became one of Britain's most notorious terrorists in her unyielding quest to win women the right to vote.
Alice B. Clement (1878-1926) Detective. Movie Star. Suffragist. Chicago detective whose crime-busting exploits grew so popular she had her own newspaper series and starred in her own movie.
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) Queen of the Stage Rose from dire poverty and violence to become the greatest black entertainer of all time - Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Angelina Jolie all rolled into one.
Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) New England's Rebel Preacher This uneducated rebel preacher upstaged New England magistrates so much that they founded Harvard University in part to prevent women like her from gaining power.
Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) The American Moses Escaped slave turned slave rescuer turned plantation-torching Union spymaster, she was part Moses, part Joan of Arc, part Spider-Man.
Theodora (c.497-548) The Concubine Who Conquered Constantinople Sex worker who became empress of the Byzantine Empire, and used her political power to safeguard her interests, and her husband’s reputation.
Nwanyeruwa (Early 20th century) Instigator (and Peacekeeper) of the Igbo Women's War Instigated a massive "women's war" against British taxation, the effect of which was one part protest movement, one part comedy roast, and one part block party.