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Collection: Soldiers

Eréndira (early 16th century)

How to Train Your Horse

When horse-riding Spaniards invaded, she defied her tribe to befriend one of the abandoned horses, using her new bond to fight off the Spanish.

Catalina de Erauso (1585/92-1650)

The Lieutenant Nun

After escaping from a convent, this swashbuckler had the strength to chase her dreams: which were apparently to drink, fight, and womanize.

Naziq al-Abid (1898-1959)

The Sword of Damascus

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.

Osh-Tisch (1854-1929)

Princess of Two Spirits

The last Crow nation baté (Two Spirit mystic) in history, she earned her name -- which means "Finds Them and Kills Them" -- by tirelessly fighting to preserve her way of life.

Petra Herrera (late 1800s?-early 1900s)

Soldadera Princess

Mexican revolutionary who bombed bridges, led hundreds of women into battle, and was instrumental in turning the tide of the war for the revolutionaries.

Khutulun (1260-1306)

The Wrestler Princess

This undefeated warrior princess refused to marry unless her suitor could defeat her in wrestling - if he lost, he owed her 100 horses. In the end, she had 10,000 horses and no husband.

Mai Bhago (late 1600s - mid 1700s)

Savior of the Sikhs

This Sikh warrior saint led 40 deserters back into battle and in so doing, possibly saved her entire religion from extinction.

Mariya Oktyabrskaya (1905-1944)

The Tank-Driving Widow

When her husband was killed in WW2, she sold all their belongings, bought a tank, named it Fighting Girlfriend, and started killing Nazis.

Trinidad Tecson (1848-1928)

Mother of the Philippine Red Cross

Turned into a revolutionary in middle age, this mother became one of the Philippines most heralded women.

Mother Lu (1st century CE)

The Mother Who Overthrew the Xin Dynasty

When a government magistrate unjustly killed her son, this unassuming middle-aged wife spent years raising an army to topple that same government.