Comics Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh (1723-1787) The Lady Who Became a Colonel 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 Virginia Hall (1906-1982) The Most Dangerous Spy of All This "most dangerous of all spies" staged daring mountaintop escapes, prison breaks, and railway bombings -- all on her trusty wooden leg, codenamed "Cuthbert."
Mary Patten (1837-1861) The First American Woman to Command a Ship When her husband became deathly ill, this pregnant teen took the reins to become America's first female boat commander - all while fighting off a mutiny and keeping her husband alive.
Anacaona (c.1474-1503) Poet Queen of Haiti When Columbus and his crew ravaged her land, this native Haitian poet gave all to keep the peace.
Comics Marguerite de Bressieux (15th century legend/pseudohistory) The Black Knight Who Hunted Rapists When soldiers sexually assaulted her and others, this woman donned armor and got revenge.
Comics Black Agnes (c.1312-1369) Defender of Dunbar Castle When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.
Comics Takeko Nakano (1846-1868) The Samurai Who Refused to Die Quietly When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
Comics Soraya Tarzi (1899-1968) The Human Rights Queen of Afghanistan 1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.
Comics Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916-1974) The Deadliest Female Sniper in History When her beloved college of history was bombed by the Germans, this woman began a dark path that would see her become history's deadliest female sniper -- and one of Eleanor Roosevelt's best friends.
Taytu Betul (c.1851-1918) The Bad Cop Empress of Ethiopia This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.