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One half of the odd couple of Crimean nursing - the jolly black businesswoman who swore by folk remedies, in stark contrast to Florence Nightingale's by-the-book Victorian approach to medicine.
Anne Hutchinson
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Kharboucha
This legendary pockmarked poet sang truth to power and was killed for it, becoming an enduring symbol of resistance.
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Turned into a revolutionary in middle age, this mother became one of the Philippines most heralded women.
Li Chi
When a monster demanded teenage girl sacrifice, Li Chi saved herself, and was crowned princess for her troubles.
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When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.
Ching Shih
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