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This superhero of early Iranian mythology starred in her own stories, and plenty of them.
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When a neighboring tribe threatened the Yoruba, this queen went undercover as a spy to find their weakness.
Thákane
When her deadbeat brothers demanded the impossible, this South African princess carried through, and slayed a dragon.
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Elizabeth Bisland
Rose from poverty to become a respected journalist who raced Nellie Bly around the world.
Olympias of Macedon
The much-maligned woman fought tooth and nail to position her son, Alexander, to become "the Great" - and herself in the process.
Alakhai Beki
This Mongol stood up to the most fearsome man in the world and in so doing, prevented a genocide.
Hypatia
The first female mathematician in recorded history, and one of the luminaries of the ancient world - but her grisly death at the hands of a mob was only the start of her troubles.
Naziq al-Abid
She traded a life of privilege for one spent fighting for justice on both literal and political battlefields so tirelessly that even exiling her five times couldn't keep her down.
Luisa Capetillo
In 1915, this rowdy Puerto Rican activist was arrested for wearing pants in public. It wouldn't be the last time she wore pants, or got arrested.
A'isha bint abi Bakr
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Sayyida al-Hurra
Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.
Theodora
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Khawlah bint al-Azwar
When Byzantine forces captured her brother, this warrior poet donned the outfit of a black knight and went on a bloody rescue mission.