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."
Manuela Sáenz (1797-1859) The Liberator of the Liberator This revolutionary heroine of South America kept a pet bear, a disembodied moustache, and a lifestyle that defied every convention possible.
Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) The Undefinable Adventurer This undefinable adventurer's life burnt bright but short: a wildcard of the Algerian revolution, she survived an assassination attempt by sabre, and died in a freak desert flood.
Noor Inayat Khan (1914-1944) The Spy Princess Pacifist Indian princess who gave up everything of herself to hold the line in occupied Paris during World War 2.
Yoshiko Kawashima (1907-1947) The Traitor Princess of Manchuria Bisexual cross-dressing spy princess of the Qing dynasty – a hero to some and unspeakable villain to others.
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) Queen of the Stage Rose from dire poverty and violence to become the greatest black entertainer of all time - Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Angelina Jolie all rolled into one.
Mata Hari (1876-1917) The Double Agent Who Wasn't This amateur dancer escaped a life of abuse by pretending to be an Indonesian princess - and eventually became a victim of the maniacal world of espionage.
Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) The American Moses Escaped slave turned slave rescuer turned plantation-torching Union spymaster, she was part Moses, part Joan of Arc, part Spider-Man.
Chiyome Mochizuki (16th century) The Widow Who Ran a Ninja Academy Recruited widows, orphans, and prostitutes into an all-woman ninja spy group, the largest in Asia at the time.
Josefina Guerrero (1918-1996) Leper Spy of the Philippines Let her leprosy go untreated for years to make herself the perfect spy in the Japan-occupied Philippines - soldiers wouldn't touch her, so she could slip right through.