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This Jewish-Ethiopian warrior queen took the throne, ended a millennium-old biblical dynasty, and caused a break in Ethiopia's history that has not healed to this day - or did she...?
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This revolutionary heroine of South America kept a pet bear, a disembodied moustache, and a lifestyle that defied every convention possible.
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Fiery defender of the pope who made kings kneel before her.
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This astronomer threw off all the social conventions of her day to pursue her one true calling: the stars.
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Somalia's ballsiest queen, she took power from men either figuratively or literally - by ordering much of the gender castrated.…
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The reluctant royal who became the Maori's greatest leader.